Content Piracy: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
The unlawful distribution of copyrighted content consumes almost a quarter of all internet bandwidth. Comms providers should automate the discovery of piracy on their networks.
Police Take Down Pirate Streaming App with 100mn Users
Mobdro was believed to have been the most downloaded pirate streaming app in the world.
Police Seize Servers and Block Website of Pirates Who Sold 20,000 Streaming Multimedia Devices
EUR1.9mn was made by pirates using a Swiss company to sell devices that connected to video servers in several European countries.
Police Raids in 19 Countries Take Down 60 Pirate Movie Servers
The US-led operation prompted arrests in the USA and Cyprus, whilst an alleged Norwegian conspirator remains at large.
EU Operation Disconnects 800,000 Pirate TV Viewers
Over 200 servers were seized on the same day by authorities in several European countries.
YouTube Takes Copyright Law into Their Own Hands with New Rules for Music
Rightsholders will lose the ability to manually claim payment for unintended use of their music, but they can still block the videos.
Australia Considers Copyright Reform for Digital Platforms
The Australian public enquiry is the first of its kind, so will likely influence decisions made by other authorities around the world.
Telia Defeats Royalties Collectors in Fight Over IPTV
The Finnish Market Court ruled that the ISP need not make payments to a collection society because their IPTV streams are original broadcasts, not retransmissions of over-the-air TV.
Obituary Piracy Website Ordered to Pay CAD20mn Damages by Canadian Court
Creators of digital archives are likely to suffer heavier penalties if they use content in a way that the owners find upsetting.
17 Years of Prison for UK TV Pirates; Spanish Police Leads ‘Big Hit’ on Euro Pirate Servers
Copyright infringement is not a victimless crime, and the heavy hand of the law is being used to keep it in check.