Donald Trump’s Mug Shot Matters in a World of Fakes

The first booking photo of a US president stands out among a sea of photoshops and AI-generated images online. Powered by...

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Telecoms Regulator Gives Google a Week to Join IPTV Piracy Fight
Aug26

Telecoms Regulator Gives Google a Week to Join IPTV Piracy Fight

Authorities and rightsholders in Brazil say there will be no let up in their battle against all aspects of the illegal TV market. From pirate IPTV services and non-certified set-top boxes, to illegal streaming websites and pirate apps, all will face continued disruption. Brazil’s National Film Agency (Ancine) and local telecoms regulator Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) announced a new anti-piracy partnership earlier this...

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Rightsholders Urge U.S. Govt to Pave the Way for Pirate Site Blocking
Aug26

Rightsholders Urge U.S. Govt to Pave the Way for Pirate Site Blocking

For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. This stance was a remnant of the SOPA defeat, which drove copyright holders to focus on blocking efforts in other countries instead, with success. Those challenging times are now more than a decade old, and momentum is shifting. After more than forty countries around the world instituted site-blocking measures, including in Canada,...

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