LimeWire has been kaput as a file-sharing service since October, but that hasn’t stopped its legal woes. Now, after settling with the RIAA to the tune of $US105 million, the MPAA and a host of indie music labels have filed lawsuits against the company as well. Talk about beating a dead horse. More »
Later today, huge sites like Wikipedia and Reddit will “black out” in protest of SOPA, and the MPAA doesn’t like the behaviour of these “technology business interests” one bit. More »
Shit just got real in the War on Piracy with a US District Court judge handing out a year-long prison sentence to a New York resident for uploading a single, terrible movie. More »
The latest batch of leaked diplomatic cables covers a wide swathe of diplomatic topics. What you probably wouldn’t expect to find in there are cables showing that the US government is concerned about the NBN leading to more widespread piracy, as well as the MPAA being a prime mover behind the AFACT/iiNet copyright case. More »
According to CNET’s Greg Sandoval, internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are working with media groups such as the RIAA and MPAA to adopt stricter anti-piracy policies which gradually increase the consequences for illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted material. More »
You know those semi-shady websites that seem to stream every movie and TV show imaginable? Or, you know, YouTube? If a new bill by Senators Amy Klobuchar and John Cornyn passes, spreading copyrighted works on them will be a felony. More »
Disney, Fox, Universal, Columbia and Warner Bros have locked on to their next target in the battle against movie piracy – web-based digital locker site Hotfile. Claiming the site encourages and even rewards users for sharing copyrighted material, the court papers were filed in Miami yesterday. More »
While they’re back online now, for a while there, both the Motion Picture Association of America and Recording Industry Association of America’s websites were under DDoS attacks from piracy-lovin’ 4chan members. More »
HDCP, the copy protection intended to keep HDMI-beamed content on lockdown, was recently cracked. The new “master key” might not be very useful to John Q. Gizmo, but it will keep torrenters frustrating the hell out of the MPAA. [Rudd-O] More »
