Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction
With its war against Russia raging on, Ukraine has begun raising funds to rebuild homes and structures one by one using its own crowdfunding platform. Powered by...
Don’t Fuel the Copyright Troll Fire, Supreme Court Hears
Over the past several years we’ve covered dozens of copyright troll cases against tens of thousands of alleged copyright infringers. Our coverage mostly focuses on piracy-related cases, but there are other variants too. Outfits that target blogs and other websites for using photos without permission, for example. The definition of the term ‘copyright troll’ is fluid. In the file-sharing space it typically refers to parties that accuse...
Piracy Shield: IPTV Blocking Orders Apply to All DNS & VPN Providers
Italy’s Piracy Shield anti-piracy system reportedly launched last week, albeit in limited fashion. Whether the platform had any impact on pirate IPTV providers offering the big game last Friday is unclear but plans supporting a full-on assault are pressing ahead. Technical and Operational Requirements A new document released by AGCOM describes Piracy Shield as a “single technology platform with automated operation” and elsewhere as a...
Spammers Use Epic Games Website to Promote ‘Piracy’ Scams
A few years ago, Epic Games filed copyright infringement lawsuits against several Fortnite players who allegedly used cheats to gain an unfair advantage. The legal campaign sent a clear signal to the gaming public that people who try to scam the system can get caught. Today, these lawsuits have disappeared from the radar and it’s unknown whether the intended goal was achieved. What we do know, however, is that Epic Games is currently...
RIAA Files Massive ‘Repeat Infringer’ Copyright Lawsuit Against U.S. ISP Altice
On December 14, 2022, a group of music rightsholders including BMG, UMG, and Capitol filed a complaint at a Texas district court, accusing Altice, the parent company of ISP Optimum, of facilitating massive copyright infringement. Just days ahead of that lawsuit’s one-year anniversary, Altice now finds itself fighting a second and substantially similar lawsuit, filed by 49 member labels of the RIAA at the same Texas court. Different...
