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[Link] Record Labels Face Sanctions Over ‘Destroyed’ Piracy Evidence

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

Internet provider Bright House has asked a Florida federal court to sanction several record labels for 'destroying' evidence that it says is crucial to the ongoing piracy liability lawsuit.

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[Link] Record Labels Still Want to Know if Piracy Trial Jurors Read TorrentFreak

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

The piracy liability trial between several major record labels and Internet provider Grande is about to begin. To rule out conflicts, both sides submitted an updated series of questions for the jury selection.

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[Link] India Expands Piracy Blocklist to Tackle ‘Hydra Headed Rogue Websites’

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

Pirate site blocking is a common practice in many countries and India is no exception. The language used in Indian courts tends to be more colorful though. This is exemplified by a blocking extension several major Hollywood studios requested recently.

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[Link] Court Orders WhatsApp To Block Groups Sharing Pirated Newspapers

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

India's largest newspaper publishing group has filed a complaint at the Delhi High Court against dozens of defendants said to have illegally offered its copyrighted publications via WhatsApp.

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[Link] Nintendo Wins High Court Injunction to Block Access to Pirated Switch ROMs

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

In an effort to restrict access to pirated ROMs illegally made available for its Switch console, Nintendo has obtained a UK High Court injunction against six internet service providers.

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[Link] Founder of Piracy & Subtitling Site YYeTs Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison

Read: 6/12/2021 torrentfreak.com

Following pressure from Hollywood, more than a dozen people behind famous Chinese piracy and subtitling site YYeTs.com were arrested in February. After a legal process in China, the founder of the platform - also known as Renren Yingshi - has been sentenced to 3.

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[Link] Sci-Hub: Researchers File Intervention Application To Fight ISP Blocking

Read: 22/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

Last December, academic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society filed a lawsuit demanding that Indian ISPs block access to Sci-Hub and Libgen for copyright infringement.

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[Link] Research Center: Limiting Anonymity Helps to Expose Terrorists (and Pirates)

Read: 22/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

The International Center for Law and Economics believes that cloud hosting providers and related services should do more to deter illegal activity. Responding to an inquiry from the U.S.

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[Link] The Pirate Bay Story Will Be Turned Into a TV Series

Read: 21/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

The Pirate Bay's turbulent history will be turned into a six-part TV drama. The Swedish production is scheduled to start filming next year and will be aired by public broadcaster SVT. The makers will base their story on input from various insiders but the site's founders are not part of the crew.

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[Link] After Being Sued By ACE, Nitro IPTV Now Faces a New DISH Network Lawsuit

Read: 7/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

In 2020, pirate IPTV service Nitro TV was sued by members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment for millions in copyright infringement damages.

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[Link] Google Opposes ‘Sweeping’ Popcorn Time Piracy Blocking Request

Read: 14/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

Google has asked a Virginia federal court for permission to formally oppose the request for a far-reaching anti-piracy injunction. The contested anti-piracy measures, aimed at shutting down a popular Popcorn Time app, are proposed by a group of filmmakers.

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[Link] High Traffic Pirate Sites Worldwide Under Investigation, DMCA Subpoenas Reveal

Read: 11/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

The operators of around two dozen torrent sites and pirate streaming services are at risk of having their identities obtained by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.

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[Link] VPN Hosting Company Settles Copyright Lawsuit by Blocking Pirate Sites

Read: 11/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

Hosting provider Sharktech has settled a copyright lawsuit filed by several movie companies. The service stood accused of failing to take action against VPN providers, some of whose subscribers were pirating films.

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[Link] Cloudflare doesn’t have to cut off copyright-infringing websites, judge rules

Read: 9/10/2021 arstechnica.com

Cloudflare is not liable for the copyright infringement of websites that use its content-delivery and security services, a federal judge ruled yesterday.

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[Link] Pirate IPTV: Omi in a Hellcat Rejects Feds’ Suggestion of 210 Months in Prison

Read: 1/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

Bill Omar Carrasquillo, aka Omi in a Hellcat, has revealed that the US Government wants to put him behind bars for alleged crimes related to his Gears IPTV service.

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