RIAA’s Flags Latest Piracy Threats, Sees a Future for AI
The artificial intelligence boom promises progress and innovation but, at the same time, it poses a threat to existing industries. Over the past two years, dozens of lawsuits were filed against technology companies. Most of these amount to copyright infringement complaints, challenging the unauthorized use of protected works as AI training data. The RIAA and its members are also involved in these legal battles. The music group is a...
Flawless IPTV Kingpin’s 11-Year Prison Sentence Upheld at Court of Appeal
In May 2023, five men behind pirate IPTV service Flawless TV were sentenced at Chesterfield Justice Center in the UK. After a five-year investigation involving four territorial police forces, three regional Trading Standards units, plus entities from the private sector, the men were sentenced to over 30 years’ prison on various counts, primarily conspiracy to defraud. Mark Gould, described as the mastermind of the operation, received...
