Music Piracy

Muso Announces $3.89 Million Raise, Identifies ‘25% Increase In Digital Piracy’ During 2022’s First Half

August 3, 2022

Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Piracy monitor Muso has officially raised about $3.89 million from UK-focused VC Puma Private Equity – after digital piracy (affecting music as well as other protected media) incr... Read More...

Record Companies in Italy Take Action Against Cloudflare Over Piracy

Ashley King

July 18, 2022

Photo Credit: La So The IFPI has taken successful action against CloudFlare in representation of its member companies in Italy. Sony Music Entertainment Italy s.p.a., Universal Music Entertainment Italy s.r.... Read More...

What Is Stream Ripping? How the Practice Impacts the Music Industry

Ashley King

July 13, 2022

Photo Credit: Towfiqu Barbhuiya Illegal music downloads and piracy have been ongoing issues since the early days of the internet. The methods of illegally obtaining music are continually evolving, leading to ... Read More...

Pirate Site-Blocking Is Expanding to Mobile Networks In the UK — “Mobile Networks Are Seeing a Rise In Piracy”

Ashley King

July 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Jay Millings British Recording Industry trade group BPI has confirmed that a high court order blocking pirate sites now extends to mobile networks. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) confi... Read More...

Feds Seize Six Websites Offering Pirated Latin Music for Download

Ashley King

June 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Rodrigo Escalante Federal authorities have seized at least six websites that prosecutors say offered for download pirated Latin music. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Vir... Read More...

Yout.com Rejects Deal Offered By Brazilian Criminal Prosecutor

Ashley King

June 7, 2022

Photo Credit: Mateus Campos Felipe Stream ripping website Yout.com has rejected a Brazilian criminal prosecutor's offer to resolve its latest lawsuit. The stream ripper has been operating for several years a... Read More...

RIAA Subpoenas Discord, Demands User Identities and Account Information

Dylan Smith

May 9, 2022

A gamer accesses a Discord server. Photo Credit: ELLA DON The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has officially subpoenaed Discord and called for personal information about the individuals who a... Read More...

The RIAA (the major labels) and Yout are scheduled to begin settlement talks in May.

Federal Court Once Again Dismisses RCN’s Countersuit Against the RIAA and Rightscorp — This Time With Prejudice

Dylan Smith

May 5, 2022

Last June, a federal judge dismissed Princeton-based internet service provider (ISP) RCN’s countersuit against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and copyright infringement monitor Rightscor... Read More...

Federal Court Orders ‘All’ ISPs to Block Film-Piracy Websites — Setting An Interesting Precedent for the Music Industry

Dylan Smith

May 2, 2022

Photo Credit: Unsplash In a ruling that could prove significant for the music industry, a federal court has officially ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to multiple television- and fil... Read More...

FLVTO.biz Owner Appeals $83 Million Verdict In Years-Running RIAA Legal Battle

Dylan Smith

March 28, 2022

Six weeks back, a federal judge reaffirmed an $83 million damages verdict against FLVTO.biz in the Russia-based stream-ripper’s long-running courtroom confrontation with the Recording Industry Association of ... Read More...

LimeWire Is Back — This Time as an NFT Marketplace

Ashley King

March 10, 2022

Photo Credit: LimeWire The old piracy platform LimeWire is back — this time as a digital collectibles marketplace. The platform says it is re-launching as a "mainstream-ready" digital collectibles marketplac... Read More...

Instead of Paying $200, Kanye Fans Wrote a Stem Player Emulator to Pirate ‘Donda 2’

Ashley King

February 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Amazon Music Kanye asked his fans to pay $200 to enjoy Donda 2. They turned to piracy instead. The famed rapper has a bit of a reputation as being a hype man as of late. So even the most hardco... Read More...

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Muso Announces $3.89 Million Raise, Identifies ‘25% Increase In Digital Piracy’ During 2022’s First Half

Record Companies in Italy Take Action Against Cloudflare Over Piracy

What Is Stream Ripping? How the Practice Impacts the Music Industry

Pirate Site-Blocking Is Expanding to Mobile Networks In the UK — “Mobile Networks Are Seeing a Rise In Piracy”

Feds Seize Six Websites Offering Pirated Latin Music for Download

Yout.com Rejects Deal Offered By Brazilian Criminal Prosecutor

RIAA Subpoenas Discord, Demands User Identities and Account Information

Federal Court Once Again Dismisses RCN’s Countersuit Against the RIAA and Rightscorp — This Time With Prejudice

Federal Court Orders ‘All’ ISPs to Block Film-Piracy Websites — Setting An Interesting Precedent for the Music Industry

FLVTO.biz Owner Appeals $83 Million Verdict In Years-Running RIAA Legal Battle

LimeWire Is Back — This Time as an NFT Marketplace

Instead of Paying $200, Kanye Fans Wrote a Stem Player Emulator to Pirate ‘Donda 2’