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September 30, 2019
Photo Credit: Vjeran Pavic / CC by 3.0 Facebook no longer allows links to The Pirate Bay to be shared on its platform. The crackdown also targets other major torrent sites. Back in 2004, The Pirate Bay was i... Read More...

A Flood of New Streaming Video Services Could Turn Users Into Pirates, Study Finds

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photo: Vidmir Raic Warring TV streaming services are competing with exclusive content — and facing increased piracy as a result.  Sound familiar? The UK-based Broadband Genie has just released the results of... Read More...

Music Piracy Rates are Plunging In 2019 — That’s Good News, Right?

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FLVTO.biz, one of the largest remaining YouTube stream-rippers. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has issued a 'music li... Read More...

The War Between the RIAA and Cox Communications Continues — Both Sides Seek Summary Judgments

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The RIAA's long-running war against Cox — and broadband ISPs in general — is entering a new chapter. The Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA), which principally represents Universal Music Group, ... Read More...

Sony, Warner, UMG File a Massive Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against RCN

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August 29, 2019
Photo Credit: Vjeran Pavic / CC by 3.0 Major record labels are continuing their crusade against ISPs and their pirating subscribers. ISP RCN is the target of the latest massive copyright infringement suit. S... Read More...

Crackdown Against Illegal Streaming Continues — Department of Justice Issues Indictments Against Two of the Largest Illegal Streaming Sites

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August 28, 2019
U.S. Department of Justice headquarters, Washington, DC A federal grand jury has charged eight men behind two of the largest illegal streaming operations in the US. Illegal streaming sites Jetflicks and iS... Read More...

Amazon Responds to Counterfeit CD Allegations: ‘Counterfeit Is an Age-Old Problem’

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Yesterday, an investigation by the Recording Industry Association of America found that that 25% of CDs 'Fulfilled by Amazon' were counterfeit, with 100% of box sets determined to be fake. “Alarmingly, 25% o... Read More...

25% of CDs ‘Fulfilled by Amazon’ Are Counterfeit, Major Labels Say

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Amazon is riddled with counterfeit CDs, says the RIAA. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which represents major labels Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music, has made a stunni... Read More...

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The decision comes after playing cat-and-mouse with YouTube over "violative downloads." In a massive win for the major labels, one of the top YouTube stream ripper sites has voluntarily stopped ripping YouTu... Read More...
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As Piracy Significantly Declines, Italy’s Music Industry Association Reveals the True Problem — Spotify and YouTube

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July 23, 2019
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According to an Italian rights organization, Spotify and YouTube – not piracy – remain the music industry’s worst problem. In 2014, the United States Trade Representative removed Italy from the Watch List in... Read More...

In a Major EU Test, DailyMotion Fined €5.5 Million for Failing to Remove Infringing Content

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July 23, 2019
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In a well-watched case, Dailymotion has been tagged with a €5.5 million ($6.1 million) fine for failing to proactively remove copyrighted videos. French video-sharing website Dailymotion has been fined... Read More...
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