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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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...

TikTok, Pandora Advertising Found on Pirate TV Platform TeaTV

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October 22, 2019
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An investigation by CNBC has shown that not only are pirated versions of popular movies and TV shows appearing on an online platform called TeaTV, but so are ads from major companies. The companies, which in... Read More...

Cloudflare Responds to RIAA ⁠— “We’re Not In the Business of Hiding Companies”

Ashley King
October 18, 2019
Cloudflare objects to being categorized as a helper of pirates in the latest "Notorious Markets" complaint. Copyright holder groups send the complaint to the U.S. Trade Representative every year. It calls ou... Read More...

Olive Branch, Anyone? Comcast Becomes the First ISP to Join the ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition

Ashley King
October 18, 2019
Photo Credit: Mike Mozart / CC by 2.0 Comcast has become the first ISP to join the ACE anti-piracy coalition. Viacom also joined the anti-piracy organization this week. Back in 2017, 30 media companies came ... Read More...

Warner Music Group Also Issued Takedown Notices to Rudy Giuliani, Eric Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Others

Marsha Silva
October 14, 2019
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Warner Music Group HQ, Downtown LA Earlier this month, President Trump tweeted a Nickelback ‘Photograph’ meme. Warner Music Group acted quickly to shut it down. Just hours after it was posted, Warner Music G... Read More...
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