copyright infringement
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LiquidVPN Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Promoting Pirating Content
Virtual private networks can be great for folks wary of how their data is tracked online, but what happens when a VPN provider directly markets itself to those who would use that promise of anonymity to break the law?
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Spotify Hit With Massive $1.6 Billion Lawsuit From Music Publisher
Spotify has been hit with a huge copyright lawsuit that alleges the music streaming company “failed to pay songwriter royalties to a publishing company approximately 21 per cent of the time,” according to the complaint. Wixen Music Publishing filed the $US1.6 billion lawsuit against Spotify on December 29. The music licensing company says it represents…
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Village Roadshow Using New Laws To Block Australian Pirate Sites
Village Roadshow will team up with Hollywood heavyweights in the Australian Federal Court to force internet service providers to block customers’ access to a website that streams copyrighted movies and TV shows like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Deadpool. This move is the first major test of Australia’s new site-blocking laws under the…
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Copyright Reform: Pirate Sites Blocked, Users Not Punished
Living in fear of Hollywood hunting you down for torrenting Game of Thrones? An extremely cut-down copyright law reform proposal spearheaded by government Ministers Malcolm Turnbull and George Brandis could remove the possibility of direct or financial penalties on Australians who illicitly download copyrighted files.