Music Piracy

72% of Internet Users Think ISP Warning Letters Are Useless

March 9, 2017

ISP piracy warning letters? What, me worry? Starting in January, British ISPs started sending suspected infringing users warning letters. Made to deter and educate users on the consequences of piracy, the Vo... Read More...

The Pirate Bay Block Illustrates Copyright Industry's "Death Throes"

ISP: Blocking the Pirate Bay In Sweden Is a ‘Desperate Move’

Daniel Sanchez

February 14, 2017

Should ISPs block infringing websites, like The Pirate Bay, or are they merely messengers bringing free and open content to all? In 2014, UMG, Sony Music, Warner Music, Nordisk Film, and the Swedish film ind... Read More...

Popular Torrent Site Ahashare Mysterious Disappears

Popular Torrent Site Ahashare Mysteriously Disappears

Daniel Sanchez

February 1, 2017

With Ahashare down, many piracy users can still head to other top sites like The Pirate Bay and ExtraTorrent. People looking to browse popular torrent site Ahashare to (illegally) download their favorite mus... Read More...

Thanks to YouTube, Vevo Nears 100 Million Active Monthly Users

Daniel Sanchez

January 30, 2017

Vevo’s riding high with strong numbers. At least 97 million Americans watched one Vevo music video in October 2016. That’s according to new numbers from comScore’s Video Metrix. The numbers include YouTube m... Read More...

39% of Americans Don’t Care That Piracy Hurts Content Creators…

Daniel Sanchez

January 18, 2017

Despite the entertainment industry’s best efforts, most consumers just don’t really care about piracy problems. Piracy costs artists and content creators millions of dollars in revenue. Yet, a new study show... Read More...

Why Does Barack Obama Face DMCA Takedown Notices?

Barack Obama Slapped With DMCA Takedown Notices…

Daniel Sanchez

January 18, 2017

If you’re the President of the United States, should you have to worry about DMCA takedown notices? Apparently, Barack Obama does. Once President Barack Obama steps down as command-in-chief, he won’t have to... Read More...

Google Takes Down Mega.NZ From Search Results

Google Blacklists Entire Mega.NZ Site for Piracy Violations

Daniel Sanchez

January 13, 2017

Google removed Mega from its search engine. So, why doesn't it do the same with other illegal direct download, file locker, and torrent sites like The Pirate Bay and Extra Torrent? According to TorrentFreak,... Read More...

Will Google and YouTube Be Forced to Pull Content ID?

Google and YouTube Accused of Stealing Content ID…

Daniel Sanchez

January 12, 2017

So, who exactly owns the rights to Content ID? Google and YouTube, or Audible Magic? That's now the focus of a serious lawsuit. It’s no secret that YouTube’s Content ID is unpopular. But did the Google-own... Read More...

Public Domain Group to EU: Remove Internet Filtering Clause ASAP

Anti-Piracy: Can It Exist Without Censorship?

Daniel Sanchez

January 10, 2017

Will the EU violate users’ fundamental rights? Communia, an public domain believes so. Back in September 2016, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced his plans to modernize existing copyright ... Read More...

Will a Kodi Download For Illegal Streaming Get You Arrested? Probably Not

Will Using Kodi For Illegal Streaming Get You Arrested? Probably Not

Daniel Sanchez

January 5, 2017

A Kodi download and Kodi TV box probably won’t get you in trouble, according to a leading expert. Lately, the UK has ramped up its efforts to catch online pirates. The Kodi box and a Kodi download fall into ... Read More...

Anti-File Locker Adult Site Turns Into Illegal TV File Locker Site

Daniel Sanchez

December 28, 2016

Does anti-file locker campaigner Robert King actually know his Node XXX website turned into an illegal TV file locker site? Several years ago, adult industry worker Robert King launched a noble crusade. Dubb... Read More...

The Biggest Free Music Download Sites According to The U.S. Govt.

The Top 10 Free Music Download and Piracy Sites of 2016…

Daniel Sanchez

December 22, 2016

Yes, the U.S. government just published a list of the top free music and media download sites. And, gave piracy a big, big boost in the process. Here we go (again)... The United States government just rele... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Reservoir Fires Off Infringement and DMCA Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Demanding Nearly $340 Million in Total Damages

After a Fruitless Legal Attack, RIAA Takes the Anna’s Archive Problem to the US Government

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

IFPI Urges the EU to Include X on Its 2027 ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist,’ Says the Platform ‘Remains a Significant Concern for the Music Industry’

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

72% of Internet Users Think ISP Warning Letters Are Useless

ISP: Blocking the Pirate Bay In Sweden Is a ‘Desperate Move’

Popular Torrent Site Ahashare Mysteriously Disappears

Thanks to YouTube, Vevo Nears 100 Million Active Monthly Users

39% of Americans Don’t Care That Piracy Hurts Content Creators…

Barack Obama Slapped With DMCA Takedown Notices…

Google Blacklists Entire Mega.NZ Site for Piracy Violations

Google and YouTube Accused of Stealing Content ID…

Anti-Piracy: Can It Exist Without Censorship?

Will Using Kodi For Illegal Streaming Get You Arrested? Probably Not

Anti-File Locker Adult Site Turns Into Illegal TV File Locker Site

The Top 10 Free Music Download and Piracy Sites of 2016…