Law and Politics U.S. Trade Representative Flags Vietnam as a Leading Source of Online Piracy The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual Special 301 Report, calling out countries that fall short on anti-piracy enforcement and… yesterday, 21:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Nintendo vs. Garry’s Mod: Dissecting the ‘Fake’ Domain Behind All the Chaos Facepunch Studios has confirmed that years of Nintendo-related uploads are being deleted from Steam Workshop in response to takedown notices linked to Garry's Mod. What… yesterday, 10:47 by Andy Maxwell
Technology U.S. “Know Your Customer” Proposal Will Put an End to Anonymous Cloud Users Late January, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice of proposed rulemaking for establishing new requirements for Infrastructure as a Service providers (IaaS) .… April 25, 2024, 17:38 by Andy Maxwell
Technology Researchers Showcase Decentralized AI-Powered Torrent Search Engine Researchers from Delft University of Technology plan to amplify their BitTorrent client "Tribler" with decentralized AI-powered search. A new demo shows that generative AI models… April 25, 2024, 10:49 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Vietnam Admits Manga Piracy Problem as New BestBuyIPTV Details Emerge In a joint press release on Monday, the Premier League and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment revealed the first-ever online piracy conviction in Vietnam. The… April 24, 2024, 20:09 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy ‘Expensive’ Streaming Services Are a Key Reason for Americans to ‘Pirate’ A new survey confirms that the high cost of online streaming services keeps piracy relevant. The findings suggest that one in three Americans have pirated… April 24, 2024, 10:26 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits There’s More to Copyright Than Financial Incentives, Internet Archive Argues in Court The Internet Archive is doubling down on its position that its digital lending library service operates under the bounds of fair use. Major publishers assert… April 23, 2024, 18:23 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Lawsuits New Piracy Shield Legal Challenge Filed at Italy’s Council of State Long before the launch of Italy's Piracy Shield blocking system, ISP association ASSOProvider warned that trouble lay ahead and innocent parties were likely to get… April 23, 2024, 13:43 by Andy Maxwell