There’s one good reason why pirates are winning the race against rights holders, and I just spent several hours sitting through it this morning. Foxtel was back in the Australian Federal Court in its bid to shut down more than 120 domains associated with pirated movies and TV. It’s a case that’s been running since …
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The top European court has ruled the Pirate Bay could be held liable for copyright infringement by users illegally sharing films, TV shows and other content. Although it is already widely blocked in countries including the UK and Australia, the Pirate Bay continues to provide a platform for users to share files via torrents. Founded in 2003, the site is …
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A man who allegedly uploaded a copy of the Marvel movie “Deadpool” to his Facebook page a week after it hit theaters was charged in California Tuesday. Twenty-one-year-old Trevon Maurice Franklin from Fresno, California allegedly uploaded the movie in February 2016 under the name “Tre-Von M. King.” Prosecutors say the film was watched 5 million times in the two days …
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Now playing: Watch this: ‘Orange is the New Black’ upcoming episodes may have… 1:01 The newest episodes of “Orange Is the New Black” have been leaked to the internet, claims a hacker. JoJo/Whilden/Netflix A hacking group says it has posted the first 10 episodes of the upcoming season of “Orange Is the New Black” to a piracy website after Netflix …
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Kickass Torrents will be blocked across Australia by the end of next month. But in an online world where new piracy sites pop up every other day, how much will this affect the worst pirates in the world? The Australian Federal Court today ordered a group of more than 20 Australian ISPs, representing the majority of the Australian industry, to …
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July 17. Put it in your diaries. “Game of Thrones” returneth. It’s the time of year when everyone suddenly forgets all the other awesome shows on TV right now, to focus on just one: Gamey-Throney, the great dragon and nudity hour. And once again, if you want to get the good stuff at the same time as the US, you’ll …
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It might be time for Kim Dotcom to pack his bags. The founder of the now-defunct file-sharing site Megaupload faced a significant setback in his piracy battle in the New Zealand High Court today, with Justice Murray Gilbert finding Dotcom and his co-accused eligible for extradition to the United States over copyright offences. The United States Government has been fighting …
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Village Roadshow has a big plan to stop piracy this year, and one of its goals could have a massive impact on you. The Aussie film distributor has announced plans to go after individual pirates this year, saying it will start “suing infringers” as part of an aggressive five-point anti-piracy program. But the company isn’t just going after internet users. …
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It’s time to start crossing off the days in your calendar. Just 43 days until “The Lego Batman Movie” is released in Australia. Sure, we might be starting early, but considering the film launched last week in the US, you can forgive us for watching the clock. 43 days. That’s 30 days longer than the Cuban Missile Crisis. But while …
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Foxtel isn’t angry, it’s just very disappointed. While Australia’s pay TV heavyweight has previously been more than willing to wage war on pirates in the media and to go to court to protect its copyright, the company today took a surprise back step in its long running battle against “illegal” file sharing. Faced with two of its own customers who’d …
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