RIAA Sued By YouTube-Ripping Site Over DMCA Anti-Circumvention Notices
Last Friday, the RIAA caused outraged on the Internet when it filed a complaint that took down the open source software YouTube-DL from Github. According to the RIAA, the “clear purpose” of YouTube-DL was to “circumvent the technological protection measures used by authorized streaming services such as YouTube” and “reproduce and distribute music videos and sound recordings owned by our member companies without authorization for such...
Movie Company Sues Pirates Who Used an Anonymous VPN
Millions of Internet users around the world use a VPN to protect their privacy online. Another key benefit is that VPNs hide users’ true IP-address, making them more anonymous. This prevents third-party monitoring outfits from carrying out unwanted snooping. This is one of the reasons why many torrent users have a VPN installed. Instead of displaying their own IP-address in torrent swarms, the VPN IP-address will show up. And when the...
Apple & Google Agree to Cooperate By Removing Pirate Apps From Stores
Following two years of negotiations, this summer saw Russia’s State Duma adopt the final text of a new amendments to copyright law. Subsequently signed off by President Putin, the law came into effect October 1, 2020, adding new powers to Russia’s tightening anti-piracy strategy. Remove Pirate Apps or Face ISP Blocking With site blocking for repeated copyright infringement already on the books in Russia, the new law aims to put...
Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – 10/26/20
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have four new entries in the list. The post-apocalyptic adventure movie “Love and Monsters” takes the top spot as the most downloaded film this week. After...
How to define a product in the open source software supply chain
In the first article in this series, “Is open source a development model, business model, or something else?” I introduced the concept that open source is part of the supply chain for software products. But to truly understand open source as a supply chain, you must have a decent understanding of what a product is. read more Powered by...
