2054, Part I: Death of a President
“They had, quite swiftly, begun an algorithmic scrub of any narrative of the president suffering a health emergency, burying those stories.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel. Powered by...
DataCamp & DISH Settle Massive IPTV Piracy Lawsuit, Still Completely Disagree
A DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit filed in February 2022, demanded $32.5m in damages from UK-based CDN company DataCamp. The original complaint alleged that DataCamp failed to take appropriate action against 11 pirate IPTV services. DISH claimed these clients were repeat infringers after sending over 400 DMCA notices to DataCamp. In many respects the lawsuit was not dissimilar to others that have targeted ISPs and various...
Rightsholders Brand Vietnam an Online Piracy Haven & Demand Action
In recent years, copyright holders have paid close attention to a growing number of large piracy services with connections to Vietnam. Representatives of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), went as far as traveling to the Asian country to discuss the problem with local authorities. The problematic sites and services, which include Fmovies, AniWave, 123movies, BestBuyIPTV,...
Netflix: Piracy is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly
From the launch of its online streaming service fifteen years ago, Netflix positioned itself as a piracy competitor. The idea was to take market share away from piracy sites, by offering a legal and more convenient streaming platform. Initially, this seemed to work. Netflix amassed hundreds of millions of subscribers, some of whom left their piracy habits behind. However, as the ‘streaming wars’ turned legal and convenient streaming...
China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies
Plus: Russia was likely behind widespread GPS outages, Vault 7 leaker was sentenced, police claim to trace Monero cryptocurrency, and more. Powered by WPeMatico
