€3bn Pirate IPTV Network Serving 22m Users “Dismantled” in Massive Operation
Law enforcement operations targeting pirate sites and services are often enthusiastically described as ‘large-scale’ or ‘major’. If reports emerging from authorities in Italy hold true, describing the international operation that culminated early this morning as massive, wouldn’t be an exaggeration. Operation Takendown is said to have targeted what may be the largest pirate IPTV network serving Europe, authorities say, and the numbers...
Court Rejects Appeal of Youtube-dl Hosting Provider ‘Uberspace’
In 2020, the RIAA infuriated many players in the open source community by targeting YouTube-ripping tool youtube-dl. The RIAA sent a takedown notice to GitHub, alleging that the software bypassed technological protection measures, in violation of the DMCA. GitHub initially complied but later changed course. After consulting legal experts, including those at the EFF, it restored the youtube-dl repository. GitHub also launched a...
