Court Rejects Law Firm’s Bid to Directly Obtain BitTorrent Users’ Identities
In many countries around the world there are long-established, well-worn legal processes that allow rightsholders to obtain the personal details of suspected pirates. Requirements vary from region to region but when certain conditions are met, few courts deny genuine copyright holders the ability to enforce their rights under relevant law. One of the most fundamental requirements is that the entity making the claim has the necessary...
Cox Sues Insurers for Failing to Cover Landmark Piracy Lawsuit
At the end of 2014, a novel type of lawsuit appeared on the docket of a Virginia federal court. BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music sued Internet provider Cox Communications for failing to terminate the accounts of pirating subscribers. This was the first in a series of “repeat infringer” lawsuits which continue to this day. Most notable thus far is the $1 billion damages award against Cox in favor of several major record...
Pirate IPTV Seller Domain Names Taken Over in Bulk By ACE/MPA
A shrug of the shoulders, accompanied by “a couple of hundred”, used to be considered a reasonable ballpark estimate of the number of meaningful pirate sites operating at any one time. It could’ve been treble that, of course, nobody is omnipresent. Best estimates today range from “thousands” to “tens of thousands” but that’s to a background of massive site blocking measures with perhaps 60/80,000 domains blocked to date and no end in...
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds. Powered by WPeMatico
Pompliano Foresees Historic Milestone for Crypto Industry With Potential Ethereum ETF Approval
In a series of recent social media posts, renowned crypto investor and influencer Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano has shared his optimistic outlook on the future of the cryptocurrency industry. Highlighting the potential approval of an Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Pomp stated, “If they approve the Ethereum ETF, they are […] Powered by...
