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1 Million Anti-Piracy Warnings Emailed by UK ISPs

The reported success of the "Get it Right" campaign may just reflect changing patterns in how people infringe copyright.

Record Number of US File-Sharing Piracy Lawsuits

Two porn streaming businesses are responsible for lodging more than half of all copyright cases in the USA last year.

Sandvine Reports on Global Internet Traffic

Netflix has had a profound effect on network usage, whilst video game downloads consume a growing share of bandwidth. Piracy remains significant, and is now fueled by sporting events.

Tele2 Not Forced to Give IP Addresses in Swedish Piracy Case

The Swedish telco won its appeal because the requested IP addresses belonged to foreign subsidiaries.

Anti-Piracy Emails Will Fail, Says New Survey

A survey of British internet users finds that 72 percent believe copyright piracy warning notices will be ignored.

Paris Court Rejects Request to Filter ‘Torrent’ Searches on Bing

The French music industry wanted Microsoft to filter searches for pirated music, but the filter was too broad.

EU Court to Rule on ISPs Blocking The Pirate Bay

The Court of Justice of the European Union has been asked to rule on a long-running dispute about the blocking of torrent sites which facilitate access to copyrighted content.

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