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“Anna’s Archive” Opens the Door to Z-Library and Other Pirate Libraries | TorrentFreak
# #Research wants to be #Free… ~ After Z-Library was targeted by U.S. law enforcement, a group of anonymous archivists worked around the clock to get a backup online. — Leer en torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-opens-the-door-to-z-library-and-other-pirate-libraries-221118/
GitHub Domain Listed on Police Piracy Blacklist For The Last Four Months | TorrentFreak
# imagine that #FreeSoftware becomes a #crime… Four months ago, police added a GitHub subdomain to the ‘Infringing Website List’, a secret database of “massively infringing” pirate sites. — Leer en torrentfreak.com/github-domain-listed-on-police-piracy-blacklist-for-the-last-four-months-221112/
Disney Faces Frozen II Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – Latest | digitalmusicnews.com
# do you remember the mouse that ate the public domain…?(https://supreme.findlaw.com/legal-commentary/the-mouse-that-ate-the-public-domain.html)  now, it wants to eat the copyright itself… An artist and songwriter is suing Disney on claims that a song appearing in 2019’s ‘Frozen II’ movie ripped off a track he wrote and released. — Leer en http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/11/03/disney-frozen-2-copyright-infringement-lawsuit/
Universal Music Group Revenues Jump 13% In Q3 2022 | digitalmusicnews.com
# this good results are ‘despite #Piracy’ or ‘Thanks to the #Pirates’…? Universal Music Group reports increase revenues during Q3 as subscription revenues approach $1 billion. Here’s the latest. — Leer en http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/10/27/universal-music-group-revenues-increase-with-subscription-revenues/
Pornhub Sees DMCA Notices Vanish After Enabling Uploader Verification | TorrentFreak
# #Privacy on the #Internet is starting to be a thing of the #Past… Pornhub has found the ‘holy grail’ to combat piracy on user-generated content sites. DMCA removals fell 98% following uploader verification. — Leer en torrentfreak.com/pornhub-sees-dmca-notices-vanish-after-enabling-uploader-verification-221006/
YouTube Fires Back in Content ID Lawsuit Haunted By Fraud Allegations | TorrentFreak
# it is becoming increasingly clear that copyright needs a deep reform… A lawsuit demanding more from YouTube to protect smaller artists’ copyrights has admirable goals but can it recover from fraud allegations? — Leer en torrentfreak.com/youtube-fires-back-in-content-id-lawsuit-haunted-by-fraud-allegations-220823/
UK Watchdog Decides Against Music Industry Investigation | digitalmusicnews.com
# knowing the Music industry this doesn’t sound strange… But if quite suspicious… A UK competition watchdog has decided against launching a full-scale investigation into the music industry following a preliminary study. — Leer en http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/07/26/music-industry-uk-investigation/
YouTube Rips Down LoFi Girl After False Copyright Claims | digitalmusicnews.com
# ! oh, copyright, you harm more than you resolve… LoFi Girl has gained popularity for its focus/study music. Over the weekend, a bogus DMCA takedown request cut off iconic LoFi Radio streams. — Leer en http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/07/12/lofi-girl-youtube-ripped-down/
‘Make VPN Detection Tools Mandatory to Fight Geo-Piracy’ | TorrentFreak
# #copyright: the ultimate ‘solution’ #against #Privacy… GeoComply is advising the Copyright Office to make “VPN detection” mandatory under the DMCA to prevent “geo-piracy”. — Leer en torrentfreak.com/make-vpn-detection-tools-mandatory-to-fight-geo-piracy-220608/
U.S. Megaupload Judge Was Replaced Due to Disney Stake, Dotcom Says | TorrentFreak
# it still seems that Justice is not as clean as it should be… Following the civil lawsuits against Megaupload in the US, the criminal case has been reassigned to a new judge as well. — Leer en torrentfreak.com/u-s-megaupload-judge-was-replaced-due-to-disney-stake-dotcom-says-220520/
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