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Gone With the Wind Piracy Surges After HBO Max Removal

Ashley King
June 16, 2020
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Photo Credit: Kevin Dooley / CC by 2.0 The death of George Floyd has ignited serious talks about racism in the United States. It also prompted the removal of racially-insensitive media like Gone With the Wind... Read More...
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Trump Administration Brands Multiple Amazon Sites ‘Notorious Markets’ for ‘Counterfeiting and Piracy’

Ashley King
April 30, 2020
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Photo Credit: Bryan Angelo The Trump administration has placed several Amazon sites on its 'Notorious Markets' blacklist. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative updated the list today to include Amazon.... Read More...
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Whack-a-Mole on Steroids? British Label Group BPI Has Submitted 500 Million URLS to Google for Removal

Ashley King
March 11, 2020
Photo Credit: Unsplash British label group BPI has submitted its 500 millionth URL to Google for removal. It is reaching one billion removals from all search engines combined. While music streaming is growin... Read More...
Spotify Pirate Podcasts

How Long Will Spotify Allow Bootleg “Podcasts” to Top the Charts?

Marsha Silva
February 21, 2020
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A substantial number of podcast bootleggers are delivering illegal music to Spotify users, and it’s unclear how — or if — the streaming service will stem the tide of copyright infringement and stolen royaltie... Read More...
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Record Label Lawyers Want To Ask Jurors About Their Torrenting Habits

Ashley King
February 4, 2020
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Photo Credit: Unsplash The piracy case against ISPs continues with juror questions about their piracy habits. Record label lawyers want to know potential juror's torrenting habits in an upcoming trial. The p... Read More...
Lady Gaga pirates photos

Lady Gaga Slams People Who Are Stealing Her Music — By Using a Stolen Image

Ashley King
January 28, 2020
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Photo Credit: Justin Higuchi / CC by 2.0 Lady Gaga caused an uproar on social media when she tweeted 'pirated' stock photos. The singer used the images to criticize fans who listened to her leaked song early.... Read More...

Composer Discovers His Music Is All Over Chinese TV, Can’t Get Paid

Colin Cohen
January 13, 2020
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Photo Credit: Vjeran Pavic / CC by 3.0 In a collection of 37 Twitter posts, composer Kerry Muzzey described his odyssey of trying to get paid for music of his that has appeared on Chinese TV. Muzzey alleges ... Read More...
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YouTube Blocks Chanukah-Themed Parody of Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’

Colin Cohen
December 27, 2019
It is being reported that YouTube took down a Chanukkah parody video because of copyright violations, despite the claimant allegedly not providing what content the video infringed. A Capella Orthodox Jewish ... Read More...
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YouTube Update Makes It Easier To Deal with Copyright Claims

Colin Cohen
December 26, 2019
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YouTube has updated its Studio platform to allow video creators the ability to more easily deal with copyright disputes. Creators now can directly respond to copyright claims in the platform's interface. The... Read More...
The Canadian Independent Music Association Receives $20 Million in Budget Increase from Federal Government

Canada Issues Its First Nationwide ISP Order To Block a Pirate Website

Colin Cohen
November 20, 2019
Flag of Canada A federal court in Canada has ordered all the country's internet service providers (ISPs) to block a company from offering pirated television channels online. This is the first time that Canad... Read More...

Global Anti-Piracy Coalition Battles an Overlooked Enemy ⁠— Password Sharing

Ashley King
October 31, 2019
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photo: Arek Socha The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is turning its attention to password sharing among streamers. The organization hasn't announced any concrete measures, but they are looki... Read More...

EU Study Reveals a Dramatic Decline in Music Piracy Among Young People

Marsha Silva
October 31, 2019
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Photo Credit: Vjeran Pavic / CC by 3.0 A study by the European Union (EU) Intellectual Property Office indicates that only 49% of people between the ages of 15 and 24 accessed pirated digital content over the... Read More...
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