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Notorious Markets Submission for 2019 - 5 octobre 2019
Dear Mr. Lee:AttachedpleasefindRIAA’ssubmissionin response to yourrequest for comments identifying Internet and physical markets based outside the United States that should be included in the forthcoming Notorious Markets List (List). The online and physical markets identified in our comments are harming American (...)
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RIAA Sues "˜Popcorn Time for Music’ - 14 octobre 2015
The RIAA has wasted no time in filing a lawsuit against recently launched music application Aurous. Just days after its alpha launch, Florida based developer Andrew Sampson and his company are being targeted by the major music labels. The RIAA accuses the site’s owners of copyright infringement and are demanding (...)
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Google Asked to Remove 18 "˜Pirate Links’ Every Second - 2 août 2015
Copyright holders continue to increase the number of copyright takedown requests they send to Google. As a result the company is currently asked to remove a record breaking 18 links to "pirate" pages from its search results every second, a number that is still increasing at a rapid pace.
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Rapid Pirate Site Blocking Mechanism Introduced By Portugal - 31 juillet 2015
In concert with rightsholders and Internet service providers, Portugal has just introduced a mechanism which enables the streamlined blocking of ’pirate’ sites. Set to go into effect during mid-August, the system will target sites with more than 500 allegedly infringing links and those whose indexes contain more (...)
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Shutting Down Pirate Sites is Ineffective, European Commission Finds - 16 mai 2015
Shutting down pirate websites such as The Pirate Bay is high on the agenda of the entertainment industries. However, according to research published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, these raids are relatively ineffective and potentially counterproductive.
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Music Group Wants ISPs to Spy on Customers to Stop Piracy - 26 mars 2015
In a response to the draft code tabled to deal with the Australian online-piracy problem, some of the world’s largest music publishers have presented a set of draconian measures. ISPs should not only use technology to spy on their own customers, but also to proactively block access to infringing content and (...)
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Piracy Is Just Another Copyright Industry Scapegoat - 16 mars 2015
History repeats itself. Unlicensed home manufacturing of copies was never the cause of the copyright industry’s business problems ; they created those all on their own. It’s not the first time they’ve appointed a scapegoat for their own failures to get public funding, either.
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The Pirate Bay Will be Blocked in Portugal - 2 mars 2015
Following a European trend, the Portuguese Intellectual Property Court has ordered local ISPs to block access to The Pirate Bay. The legal action, brought by copyright holders, resulted in an injunction which orders the ISPs to block access to the popular torrent site and dozens of its proxies.
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The World’s Most Idiotic Copyright Complaint - 25 février 2015
A music group’s anti-piracy system has just sent Google the most staggeringly ridiculous DMCA notices the planet has EVER seen. If you aren’t sitting down, please do so now. Remove tight clothing, open a window and get a glass of water. This one is absolutely epic.
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MPAA Wants to Censor OpenCulture’s Public Domain Movies - 21 janvier 2015
With a rather peculiar takedown request Hollywood is going after OpenCulture.com, one of the largest collections of cultural and educational media online. According to a takedown notices the MPAA sent to Google, Open Culture’s list of 700 free public domain movies contains copyright infringing material.
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Google Asked to Remove 345 Million "Pirate" Links in 2014 - 6 janvier 2015
Copyright holders asked Google to remove more than 345,000,000 allegedly infringing links from its search engine in 2014. The staggering number is an increase of 75% compared to the year before. While Google has taken some steps to downrank pirate sites, the rate at which takedown notices are sent continues to (...)
Leak Exposes Hollywood’s Global Anti-Piracy Strategy - 13 décembre 2014
Leaked documents reveal in detail how Hollywood plans to take on piracy in the years to come. One of the top priorities for the MPAA are cyberlockers and illegal streaming sites, with lawsuits planned in the UK, Germany and Canada. Torrent sites are a medium priority, which the MPAA hopes to fight with criminal (...)
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Furious Google Ended MPAA Anti-Piracy Cooperation - 12 décembre 2014
After delivering a major blow to torrent sites during October, Google must’ve thought the MPAA would be pleased. Instead, however, the MPAA issued a ’snarky’ press release. According to a leaked email, the press release so infuriated Google’s top brass that the company ended cooperation with the MPAA.
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Google Removes Pirate Bay Apps From Play Store - 6 décembre 2014
Google removed several popular Pirate Bay apps from the Play Store today. An email sent to developers claims that the apps violate intellectual property provisions of Google’s content policy. TF spoke to one developer who appealed the decision, arguing that his app does nothing more than Google’s own Chrome browser. (...)
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UK Piracy Blocklist Expands With Demonoid, Isohunt, IPTorrents and More - 28 novembre 2014
The UK website blocking bonanza continues with the High Court adding 32 "pirate" sites to the country’s unofficial ban list. The new order requires six major ISPs to block access to public and private torrent sites, warez sites and streaming portals.
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Cox Communications Sued For Not Disconnecting Pirates - 28 novembre 2014
Cox Communications, one of the largest telecoms companies in the U.S., is being sued by a pair of music publishers for refusing to disconnect persistent music pirates. Evidence in the case is being provided by Rightscorp, who say that ISPs lose their safe harbor protections if they fail to take action against (...)
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Google Asked to Censor Three Million Pirate Bay URLs - 25 novembre 2014
The Pirate Bay reached a questionable milestone today when copyright holders asked Google to remove the three millionth Pirate Bay URL from search results. While most requests are valid, Google also removed several non-infringing pages.
Despite the criminal prosecution of The Pirate Bay four, the notorious (...)
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Illegal Copying Has Always Created Jobs, Growth, And Prosperity - 20 octobre 2014
Throughout history, those who have copied the most have also always been the most prosperous, and for that reason. Bans on copying, like the copyright and patent monopolies, are just plain industrial protectionism.
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Google Will Punish "Pirate" Sites Harder in Search Results - 19 octobre 2014
Google announced today that it will roll out a new search update to "visibly" lower the search rankings of the most notorious pirate sites. The announcement is part of Google’s improved anti-piracy efforts which are detailed in a new report.
Over the past few years the entertainment industries have repeatedly (...)
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UK Govt Hopes to "˜Profit’ From Anti-Piracy Measures - 24 septembre 2014
The UK Government is working with copyright holders and Internet providers to roll out a piracy education and warning system. Information obtained by TF shows that the Government has no marketing budget left to spend on the measures, and that it will justify the spending with an expected increase in sales tax.
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