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RIAA Ramps Up Efforts to Remove Music Download Apps from Google Play

TorrentFreak

Over the years, rightsholders have reported many thousands of apps, often for copyright infringement. The anti-piracy group is known to target stream-rippers that allow people to download music from YouTube. “Search, download and play music offline wherever you are. Thus far, the app remains online.

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WOW Asks Court to Throw Out Filmmakers’ Expanded Piracy Liability Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

At this stage, the infringement notices sent to IP-addresses of pirating subscribers are sufficient to show that the provider had knowledge of copyright-infringing activities. “It The movie companies continue to accuse the Internet provider of contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, as well as DMCA violations.

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‘Valorant Mobile’ Leaks Excite Gamers But ‘Pirate’ Copies Are Bad News

TorrentFreak

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams. Aggressive Promotion – Not Really a ‘Pirate’ Trait.

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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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Telegram Copyright Takedowns Breed a Hydra of Z-Library Bots

TorrentFreak

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. Social media platforms, TikTok in particular , are crawling with young people eager to gather knowledge, but less capable of paying for books. These types of download bots are nothing new on Telegram.

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Meta Hit With Massive Piracy Lawsuit Over Epidemic Sound Royalty-Free Music

TorrentFreak

Massive, Rampant Copyright Infringement. “This action seeks to stop the theft of music created by hundreds of musicians, songwriters, producers and vocalists, theft occurring knowingly, intentionally and brazenly by Meta on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms on a daily basis,” the complaint begins.

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MPA Asks EU For IPTV, Torrents & Piracy Support Services Crackdown

TorrentFreak

According to the MPA, content stored on these sites is also made available via apps, social media, forums, blogs and email. On top of that, many cyberlockers and video hosting services do not respond at all to takedown notices,” the MPA adds, noting that many generate revenue from advertising and pay uploaders via reward schemes.