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MPA: Pluto TV.m3u Playlists Facilitate Piracy on a Massive Scale

TorrentFreak

These apps play a key role in the advertising mechanisms that generate revenue for the Pluto TV service and support the free-to-watch model. Users may also prefer less advertising or find the amount of user data scooped up by official apps a privacy risk.

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Anti-Piracy Group Signals Opportunities to Tackle Online Piracy Apps

TorrentFreak

App piracy includes legitimate apps that are copied but we reserve our reporting to those that are advertised as a gateway to pirated content or live streams. Some apps may monetize user data, for example, but for the vast majority advertising is the income stream of choice. The ultimate goal of the developers is the same though.

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DAZN DMCA Notice Hits Pluto TV Playlist Linking to DAZN’s Own Streams

TorrentFreak

They’re also adept at pumping user data, including viewing habits and associated behavior, back to providers to ensure that free ad-supported TV makes up for lost currency through a firehose of advertising intelligence. Designed to be used as live links rather than downloaded, these.m3u8 files are not only convenient and easy to use.

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Which VPN Providers Really Take Privacy Seriously in 2023?

TorrentFreak

All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. That includes copyright infringement.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Copyright infringement cases on the internet have increased because the internet has become more widely available. Legal Framework governing take down notice.

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Africa IP highlights 2022 #1: Copyright matters

The IPKat

The NRR allows copyright holders to register and view/download copyright certificates digitally. Also in July, Ghanian music producer, Kwabena Ofei – Kwadey Nkrumah (“Spiky”) sued the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for copyright infringement of his sound recording, Okomfo Anokye.

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Movie Companies Want VPNs to Log User Data and Disconnect Pirates

TorrentFreak

Amidst growing concerns about online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. Logging Repeat Infringers?