Music Piracy

Brazilian & Peruvian Authorities Continue Operation 404 Against Infringing Music Services

Ashley King

November 28, 2023

Brazilian Authorities Shut Down Major Illegal File Sharing Site

Ashley King

October 25, 2023

labels promise swift action on K-pop and J-pop pirates

Major Labels Promise Swift Action on J-Pop & K-Pop Pirates

Ashley King

October 11, 2023

A Deep Dive Into the World of AI Voice Cloning

Virginie Berger

August 31, 2023

FLVTO biz gives up legal fight against RIAA

Once Mighty FLVTO.biz Gives Up Fight Against RIAA As Funds Run Dry

Ashley King

August 15, 2023

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Russian Stream-Ripper FLVTO.biz Was Shuttered in 2021 — Now It’s Fighting Back

Ashley King

July 30, 2023

Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio Two years after shutting down in the United States, Russian stream-ripping site FLVTO.biz is appealing the $83 million verdict against the site. Major labels represented by the ... Read More...

Streaming Fraud Is a Serious Problem — Distributor Too Lost Wants to Stamp It Out With Strict Identity Verification

Paul Resnikoff

June 26, 2023

Photo Credit: FLY:D With multiple verification checkpoints and information requirements throughout the platform, Too Lost has deployed AI-powered Veriff, a state-of-the-art KYC compliance technology, for iden... Read More...

Major Labels, RCN Ordered Into Mediation in High-Stakes Piracy Liability Lawsuit

Ashley King

June 9, 2023

Photo Credit: Amy Syiek Internet provider RCN and several major music labels are exploring their options to settle their high-stakes piracy liability lawsuit. Several major music labels and internet provider... Read More...

Recording Industry Takes Successful Action Against Bulgarian Torrent Sites

Ashley King

June 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Neven Myst Major labels are celebrating a court order blocking BitTorrent trackers in Bulgaria. Here's the latest. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) represents th... Read More...

Yout Refutes RIAA Arguments and ‘Unsupported Assertions’ Amid Appeal: ‘Not a Case That Can or Should Be Decided on a Motion to Dismiss’

Dylan Smith

May 29, 2023

Photo Credit: Javier Miranda Earlier this month, the RIAA urged an appellate court to affirm the dismissal of a complaint levied against it by stream-ripper Yout. Now, Yout has formally submitted its reply br... Read More...

Musician Maria Schneider Cannot Certify a Class Action Against YouTube, Judge Rules

Raha M. Ali

May 23, 2023

On Monday, YouTube gained a small victory in the ongoing battle against Schneider's infringement claims. Attorneys for Schneider had urged Judge Donato to let the case proceed as a class action, but Donato ru... Read More...

Twitter Blue Enables Two-Hour Video Uploads — And the Piracy Ensues

Ashley King

May 19, 2023

Photo Credit: ilgmyzin The nebulous benefits of Twitter Blue have acquired a new perk—the ability to upload two-hour videos. Perhaps unsurprisingly, piracy ensued. The newest feature for Twitter Blue subscr... Read More...

Big Three vs ISPs — $47M Piracy Decision Against Grande Communications ISP Upheld by Federal Court

Ashley King

May 14, 2023

Photo Credit: Grande Communications Last year after a Texas jury found the ISP Grande Communications liable for contributory copyright infringement, it was ordered to pay $47 million to record labels. Now the... Read More...

RIAA Fires Back Against Yout Appeal in Years-Long Legal Battle: ‘The Service’s Entire Purpose Is Circumvention’

Dylan Smith

May 8, 2023

Amid a courtroom confrontation with Yout, the RIAA's legal team went ahead and highlighted the alleged similarities between the names and logos of the stream-ripper and YouTube. Photo Credit: Digital Music New... Read More...

Indian Music Industry Rep Inks ‘Historic’ Deal With Singers Association, Sets Sights On Tackling ‘The Growing Menace of Digital Piracy and Non-Recognition of Copyright’

Dylan Smith

April 24, 2023

A nighttime shot of Powai, Mumbai. Photo Credit: Aniket Bhattacharya India’s recorded music representative has inked a “historic agreement” with the Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA), and the involved ... Read More...

Is This the Start of AI Whack-a-Mole? UMG Quickly Rips Down a Viral AI-Generated Drake/The Weeknd ‘Collaboration’

Paul Resnikoff

April 18, 2023

All that remained of an AI-Generated Drake/The Weeknd 'collaboration' on Monday evening (April 17th). A viral AI-generated 'collaboration' between Drake and The Weeknd was ripped down by Universal Music Group... Read More...

FBI Seizes Genesis Market — Hacker Marketplace for Stolen Logins

Ashley King

April 6, 2023

Photo Credit: TechCrunch The FBI and several international law enforcement organizations have seized Genesis Market. It was a notorious marketplace for hackers to sell compromised credentials, browser fingerp... Read More...