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McAfee patents anti-piracy filter
- A recent patent published by McAfee describes what amounts to an anti-piracy system. Titled "Detect and prevent illegal consumption of content on the internet", McAfee's approach would employ a centralized blocklist-style system to issue warnings for -- or entirely block…
Court rules in favor of Aereo in battle against TV networks
- The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently denied a preliminary injunction motion that would have prevented Aereo from streaming recorded broadcast television over the Internet to subscribers. It’s a huge victory for the budding service and a…
RIAA report bashes Google's anti-piracy efforts as ineffective
- A new report issued by the RIAA lambasts Google's piracy-curbing efforts, claiming the search giant's promise to demote unsavory file sharing sites several months ago has shown "no demonstrable impact" on the demotion or removal of links to well-known copyright…
Majority of US citizens want search engines to block pirated content
- The decision as to whether or not to block pirated movies and music from search results has been raging on for some time now. It is believed that Google received some 50 million link removal requests in 2012 – led…
Verizon’s 'Six Strikes' anti-piracy policy unearthed
- The controversial “six strikes” anti-piracy system is scheduled to go into effect in the US within the next few weeks. Five major Internet service providers will initially be participating including Verizon, whose policy on the system was recently obtained by…
Censoring file sharing sites isn't effective at curbing piracy
- Research from Boston’s Northeastern University suggests that shutting down known pirate domains is not an effective method for curbing illegal file sharing. Instead, copyright owners should focus their efforts on blocking a site’s ability to process payments from a credit…
"Cam" movie pirate issued record 5-year prison sentence
- Four members of prolific illegal file sharing group iMAGiNE have been ordered to serve prison terms after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. The group's leader Jeramiah Perkins, 40, managed to receive the longest sentence ever handed to a…
Rapidshare implements data cap restrictions to avoid MegaUpload fate
- When the United States Department of Justice shut down MegaUpload in January, they were doing more than just taking down a suspected file sharing destination. Law enforcement officials hoped to use the move as a scare tactic to deter similar…
Demonoid's tracker flickers to life, website remains dark
- Prominent semi-private torrent tracker Demonoid is once again showing signs of life, although the website itself remains a lifeless cadaver. What this means for Demonoid is anyone's guess, but during the site's 2009 sabbatical, the website returned just weeks after its…
Judge rejects Fox's request for injunction against Dish's Hopper DVR
- Earlier this year Fox Broadcasting filed a lawsuit against Dish Network alleging the satellite television provider’s Auto Hop feature on their Hopper DVR was guilty of copyright infringement and breach of contract. The network asked for an injunction to disable…
$220,000 award upheld in RIAA v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset lawsuit
- Yes, Jammie Thomas-Rasset is still embroiled in a legal battle against the Record Industry Association of America -- and yes, the infamous P2P file-sharer from Minnesota is still on the losing side. It appears the most recent verdict totaling $220,000…
Pirate Bay's missing co-founder arrested in Cambodia
- The Swedish authorities have finally caught up with the Pirate Bay’s missing co-founder after local police in Cambodia arrested him at a home he had rented in the capital, Phnom Penh. An international warrant had been issued by Swedish officials for the…
Dotcom given access to NZ$6 million for legal fees and living expenses
- A New Zealand court has granted MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom access to an additional NZ$6 million ($4.84 million) in addition to the NZ$750,000 he was granted previously in order to pay legal fees, living costs and rent for his estate…
Judge refuses to change $675,000 fine in music downloading case
- US District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel has upheld a previous ruling against Joel Tenenbaum for illegally downloading music from the Internet. Tenenbaum was sued in 2007 and ultimately found guilty of downloading 31 songs over the course of two…
Multiple Android piracy sites seized by US law enforcement
- A number of Android-based piracy websites have reportedly been seized as part of a joint venture involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice, multiple US attorneys’ offices as well as Dutch and French law enforcement officials. A…
Should you be able to sell digital music you legally purchased?
- Normally when you purchase a physical good like a vehicle, clothing or even computer components, you have every right to resell that item when you no longer have a use for it. If the same laws also apply to creative…
Site owner gets 4 years in prison for unauthorized video sharing
- Surfthechannel.com owner Anton Vickerman has landed himself a stiff four-year prison sentence after running a website which hosted links to unauthorized video content. That's substantially less than the maximum of 10 years he faced, but almost certainly more than he…
Microsoft to use 'Windows 8' as replacement for 'Metro' branding
- Last week we learned through a leaked internal memo that Microsoft would be doing away with the Metro branding to describe the user interface in Windows 8. It is believed that Microsoft would face copyright infringement issues from German retailer…
Video footage reveals armed raid on MegaUpload founder's home
- New Zealand-based news channel 3News has released new video footage of the armed raid launched against Kim Dotcom, MegaUpload's former head man. The video was courtesy of an "elite officer" involved in the operation and supports Dotcom's criticism of the…
EA files lawsuit againt Zynga, claims 'The Ville' copied 'The Sims Social'
- Electronic Arts have filed a lawsuit against social gaming company Zynga citing copyright infringement. EA claims that Zynga’s The Ville “copied the original and distinctive expressive elements” found in The Sims Social, according to a blog post from Lucy Bradshaw,…
Judge rules that embedding copyright-infringing video is not illegal
- Judge Richard Posner of the US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that embedding a copyright-infringing video on another website is not illegal. The decision overturns a 2011 preliminary injunction from a lower court following a lawsuit from Flava…
Google says plaintiffs haven't proved scanning books hurts sales
- It appears Google has asked for a summary judgment regarding the legality of scanning books and posting them online via Google Books. Google defended its book-scanning project (formerly known as Google Library) on the basis of fair use, preserving those works,…
Kim Dotcom agrees to voluntarily travel to the US if assets are unfrozen
- MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom has agreed to voluntarily travel to the US to face piracy charges, but only if the Justice Department agrees to unfreeze his assets to help him cover living expenses and pay for legal representation. Dotcom announced…
MPAA would allow Megaupload users access to non-copyrighted files
- Former Megaupload users have now been without the files they once stored in the cloud for nearly five months after the US government shut the site down under allegations that it was an international organized crime ring responsible for a…
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