anti-piracy
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) finds that the sale of media set top boxes pre-loaded with piracy-enabling add-ons can be considered illegal.
Dutch anti-piracy firm BREIN put in some serious work during the first half of the year, effectively taking down 128 file sharing sites and also obtaining injunctions against major torrent uploaders.
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has taken down six sites that were set up as 'fan pages' to the Popcorn Time software, despite the fact that they did not host the apps themselves.
Police have targeted members of a file sharing forum called Boerse, searching 121 apartments in 14 states in Germany.
Sony Pictures has teamed up with UK-based anti-piracy group Industry Trust, adding to the group's Moments Worth Paying For campaign.
Spain, infamous for being a hotbed of piracy, has increased the jail time admins of piracy sites can receive.
MPAA CEO Chris Dodd has announced today the hiring on Diane Strahan as COO of the Hollywood trade group.
Strahan comes from Neustar, a provider ......
The creators of the new "John Dies at the End" film have created a particularly funny trailer asking people not to pirate their film, or else.
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has said the entertainment industry is "shooting themselves in the foot, or maybe worse than the foot" by trying ......
Following anti-ACTA protests last Saturday, the Martin Shulz, president of the EU Parliament, denounced ACTA's lack of balance and protection of Individual rights.
Could an anti-ACTA movement have a similar effect to the anti-SOPA/PIPA protests last month? Politicians appear to be betting against it.
Just 48 hours after an Internet-wide protest "blackout," congressional leaders have indefinitely postponed the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills.
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According to the US Department of Labor, jobs and pay for independent artists, musicians, and writers have increased significantly since 1998.
Reddit has announced a protest of SOPA and PIPA. On January 18 the normal site will be replaced by links to information about the 2 bills.
The once-popular cyberlocker Hotfile is preparing to countersue Warner Bros., whilst currently in the middle of a lawsuit brought against it ......
Popular hip-hop sites and blogs on advertisement blacklist.
Advertising firm GroupM revealed a few weeks ago that it had adopted a new anti-piracy ......
Los Angeles' very own anti-piracy task force, under Operation Chimney Sweep, has arrested 10 people and seized over $4 million worth of pirated ......
