IPTV Anti-Piracy Threats May Increase Male Motivation to Pirate By 30%
If it was possible to recall and then count every anti-piracy campaign targeted at the UK public since the dawn of the VCR, the answer would be of interest to us, because we have absolutely no idea. But maybe volume isn’t particularly important. Perhaps a better question would be this: Has an anti-piracy campaign targeting the public in the last 40+ years ever actually worked? Those who guessed “yes” are absolutely right, well done....
Lawsuit Targets Genshin Impact Hackers ‘Akebi Group’ & ‘Crepe Team’
Over the past couple of years, Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere has been to court several times in the United States hoping to identify those who leak unreleased content online (1,2,3,4,5). What happens when leakers are identified is mostly unknown. Direct contact from Cognosphere’s legal team seems the most likely outcome but, since the courts aren’t directly involved, nothing can be confirmed from official records. These matters...
The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved
An indictment against three Americans suggests that at least some of the culprits behind the theft of an FTX crypto fortune may be in custody. Powered by WPeMatico
A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
A loose coalition of anti-censorship voices is working to highlight reports of one Indian company’s hacker-for-hire past—and the legal threats aimed at making them disappear. Powered by WPeMatico
Court Slams Brakes on DMCA Subpoena Use to Expose Alleged Movie Pirates
Two decades ago, when the RIAA tried to obtain the identities of Verizon customers via the convenient DMCA subpoena process, significant pushback led to defeat for the record labels. The case made it clear that subpoenas obtained under section 512(h) of the DMCA only apply to ISPs that directly store, cache, or provide links to infringing material. An RIAA lawsuit against Charter failed for similar reasons. In 2014 and after a...
