piracy

Piracy 'Extortion': Courts Cracking Down on Lawyers Targeting Porn Downloaders

May 28, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 2 weeks ago

The most successful strategy to get consumers to pay up for viewing pirated films appears to be falling apart

  

Accused Internet Pirate Kim Dotcom Loses Court Decision in Extradition Case

March 1, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 15 weeks ago

Kim Dotcom loses a round with the U.S. when New Zealand's  Court of Appeal overturns lower court ruling on required evidence

  

Music Sales Grow for First Time in 12 Years, Study Finds

February 26, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Adele top selling album, "Call Me Maybe" biggest single

  

Pirates, Beware: Industry, ISPs Launch Copyright Alert System

February 25, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 16 weeks ago

Warnings will be issued whenever copyright owners discover that a consumer's internet account is being used to access or download pirated content

  

MPAA Sounds Piracy Alert for Kim Dotcom's New File-Sharing Site

January 20, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 21 weeks ago

Suspected copyright pirate Kim Dotcom unveiled his new file-sharing site, thumbing his nose at the MPAA on Twitter

  

Presidential Election: From Net Neutrality to Piracy, The Issues Keeping Hollywood Up at Night

October 28, 2012 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

From media ownership regulations to indecency rules, there are plenty of entertainment industry issues facing either a President Obama or a President Romney

  

China, Russia, Italy Top Congress' Watch List of Piracy Offenders

September 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

Ukraine and Switzerland also cited for lax approach to copyright protection

  

MPA Signs Pact With Chinese E-Commerce Site Taobao to Curb Piracy

September 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 40 weeks ago

Taobao said it will now work to identify and remove companies that trade counterfeit goods

  

MPAA's Chris Dodd Praises Democrats for Anti-Piracy Language in Party Platform

September 4, 2012 By Brent Lang 40 weeks ago

Dodd praised Republicans last week for including similar language in their party platform

  

Google Changes Search to Limit Pirated Material

August 10, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 44 weeks ago

Google has changed its search algorithm so as to account for copyright violators

  

Memo From the RIAA: Legal Action Is First Step to Legal Listening

June 7, 2012 By Cara Duckworth 1 year ago

Guest Blog: The best strategy is all about providing fans with convenient access to music in legal, affordable ways

  

Memo to the RIAA: You're Suing the Wrong Party for Piracy

June 1, 2012 By Michael Stroud 1 year ago

Guest Blog: If you have to sue someone, sue the guys who profit by selling songs illegally

  

Music Industry's Crackdown on Illegal Downloaders Gets a Boost From Supreme Court

May 21, 2012 By Doug Halonen 1 year ago

Court declines to review a $675,000 jury award against Boston University student who downloaded a mere 30 songs.

  

PirateEye Is Watching You, So Illegal Camcorders Beware

April 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Introduced at CinemaCon, the system of tiny cameras primarily installed at industry screenings and premieres but plans to ramp up production in next 18 months

  

Google Co-Founder Rips Hollywood on Anti-Piracy Efforts

April 15, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Google co-founder Sergey Brin says that Hollywood "is shooting itself in the foot, or maybe worse" with its current anti-piracy lobbying

  

Former MPAA Tech Officer Now Opposes Anti-Piracy Legislation

April 8, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Paul Brigner, a tech officer who has left his post with the MPAA, explains how he changed his mind and why he now opposes SOPA and PIPA

  

MPAA's Chris Dodd Extends SOPA Olive Branch to Silicon Valley

February 22, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

In a speech in Atlanta, MPAA chief Chris Dodd says "Hollywood is pro-technology and pro-Internet," but warns "a strong system of copyright protection" is necessary

  

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Freed on Bail

February 21, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

A New Zealand judge granted Dotcom bail on Wednesday morning during a hearing about Dotcom's potential extradition to the United States

  

Piracy Fight Comes to Wire Services: AP Sues 'Parasitic' Meltwater News

February 14, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The Associated Press filed a suit in a New York court against news aggregator Meltwater, which gets a split decision in a ruling on similar U.K. case Tuesday

  

Anti-Piracy Alliance Zings Canada for Rampant Piracy

February 10, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

The International Intellectual Property Alliance recommends that Canada be placed on a watch list for rampant online and physical piracy

  

Super Bowl Pre-Game: Feds Seize, Arrest Online Sporting-Event Pirates

February 2, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

Days before the Super Bowl, a Michigan man was arrested for streaming live events, and 16 sites seized

  

Neil Young: Steve Jobs Listened to Vinyl, Piracy is the New Radio

January 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Neil Young says that he and Steve Jobs talked at length about improving digital audio quality, but now his work with Apple is done

  

Viacom's Philippe Dauman: Anti-Piracy Push Done for Year

January 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Hollywood is unlikely to go forward with anti-piracy legislation this year, Viacom's Philippe Dauman tells Dive Into Media Conference

  

In Wake of Megaupload Arrest, 2 File-Sharing Sites Truncate Services

January 23, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

FileSonic limits use, Uploaded.to suspends U.S. service

  

Petition Asks White House to Probe MPAA's Chris Dodd Over Warning

January 22, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Telling politicians in wake of anti-piracy setbacks that Hollywood money will stop flowing if they don't stand up 'when my job is at stake,' amounts to bribery, signees claim

  

Anti-Piracy Protest Fallout Mounts -- Bills Delayed, Dodd Makes a Plea

January 20, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

UPDATED: Temporary victory for those who complained that legislation goes too far could be bad news for Hollywood