ACE & DAZN Shut Down a Major Sports Piracy Site in a “DMCA Ignored” Country
Major sports rightsholders and broadcasters are building momentum for what could be a crucial couple of years ahead. The USTR has promised to focus on live sports in its Notorious Markets review before rightsholders’ eyes turn to the European Commission, hoping that their endless patience for measures to curtail live streaming leads to something substantial that justifies the wait. In the meantime, enforcement operations continue....
U.S. Gov’t & Tech Giants Unite Against ISP Piracy Liability Ruling at Supreme Court
Nearly five years ago, a Virginia jury ordered Cox Communications to pay a billion dollars in damages to a coalition of record labels, including Sony and Universal. The jury concluded that the Internet provider was liable for the pirating activities of its subscribers, as it failed to terminate their accounts after multiple infringement notices. The liability ruling was upheld at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, prompting Cox to...
Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
Geedge Networks, a company with ties to the founder of China’s mass censorship infrastructure, is selling its censorship and surveillance systems to at least four other countries in Asia and Africa. Powered by WPeMatico
BRICS Countries Take a Softer Stance on Washington in Multilateralism-Themed Virtual Summit
Representatives from each of the BRICS countries did not mention Washington as the main driver of the current tariff wars and international economic uncertainty. Nonetheless, there was a general call to uphold multilateralism and a multilateral trading system. BRICS Virtual Summit Fails to Point Fingers at Washington, Calls for Defense of Multilateralism The BRICS virtual […] Powered by...
Putin’s Advisor: US Stablecoin Push Is Part of a $37 Trillion Debt-Ending Scheme
As part of a press briefing at the Eastern Economic Forum, Anton Kobyakov, an adviser on Putin’s policies, accused the U.S. of attempting to use stablecoins and gold to devalue its public debt and start anew, thereby rewriting the rules of the cryptocurrency system in the process. Putin’s Aide Claims U.S. Stablecoin Enthusiasm Is a […] Powered by...
