TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

The site’s origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Union’s underground publishing culture ‘ samizdat ,’ which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century. In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Publishing giant Kadokawa, among others, hold the rights to the anime movie ‘Overlord III.’ “In addition, the act of infringing on content that creators have spent time, effort, and money to create and unfairly obtaining advertising revenue, is extremely malicious and should never be tolerated.”

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

In addition to the copyright issues, which includes verbatim dialog included in the songs, Netflix alleges that the duo used Bridgerton trademarks improperly in advertising the show. Peloton was notably sued in March 2019 by a group of music publishers. 2: Peloton Sued for ‘Outrageous’ Use Of Cypress Hill Songs.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2025

The goal of the investigation is to establish whether Google has strategic market status in the search and search advertising markets that potentially harms consumers and competition. Pirates can still use search and Google advertisements to drive traffic and, without additional regulation, this is unlikely to change, they say.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In October 2024, both the US Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits issued published decisions that rejected trademark infringement claims based on advertising in keyword searches.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The suspects used a well-known website operated by an individual to publish articles and provide download links, generating advertising revenue through click-through rates.” “After installation, users could switch the software to pirated video mode by entering specific keywords or commands.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2025

The United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) published its annual Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets a few hours ago. The mentioned publishing sites, LibGen and Sci-Hub, didn’t change either. The non-exhaustive list includes dozens of sites and services linked to piracy or counterfeiting activity.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

Requires Reporting and Royalties: Creators who publish work for direct sale under the 1.1 license will be required to both report the works they publish to WotC, but also pay royalties if they earn more than $750,000 per year. OGL Licensed Content Must Be Identified: Work published under the OGL must be clearly marked as such.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2021

Most pirate sites and apps won’t survive without advertising revenue. This is why the advertising industry is seen as an important partner to combat piracy. The overall conclusion is that there’s still plenty of advertising revenue going around in pirate circles. 1 Billion+ Ad Revenue for Pirate Sites and Apps.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

However, publishing companies had been continuing to collect royalties on behalf of songwriters even after the rights were reclaimed due to the law saying that publishers can continue licensing any existing derivative works. The lawsuit also Kano Computing Ltd., 3: Filmmakers Win $4.2m Piracy Damages from Defunct VPN Hosting Company.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law. All this would serve to ‘foster the availability of reliable information’.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Publisher/Speaker Claims. The court says that Amazon “easily satisfies” this factor: Plaintiff’s claims are all based on the theory that Defendants ‘continue to allow unlawful sellers to maintain their accounts’ and ‘permit them to advertise’ on Defendants’ website. Amazon , Joseph v.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2021

With a reach of a billion users and 10,000 new advertising campaigns per week, PropellerAds is a major player in the online advertising industry. The Cyprus-based company works with advertisers and publishers from all over the world. MPA’s List of Notorious Markets. PropellerAds Cautions USTR.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Z-Library was recently targeted in complaints to the United States Trade Representative saying that it is “killing” efforts by publishers to monetize their books as their products would often appear on the site within hours of publication. 3: Apple’s Copyright Claims Ripped Down a Fan’s Archival WWDC YouTube channel.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 17, 2022

Some require ISPs to block access, while others focus on advertisers. The idea behind the advertising blocklist is that pirate sites are unable to survive without revenue. Advertising blocklists are not new but, until a few years ago, these were relatively local. 14 Advertising Companies. 7,717 Domains, 4,042 Active.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Washington’s Fair Campaign Practices Act “requires Meta to maintain certain records of the political advertisements it hosts on its platforms and, when requested, to permit inspection of, or to disclose, such records to those seeking such information.” The state can extract this information from political advertisers.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

However, in recent years we have also seen hosting companies, advertisers, and e-commerce platforms being added. On the publishing side, Sci-Hub and Libgen are seen as two of the greatest piracy threats. Hosting, Advertising, and Shopping. Torrent Sites, Cyberlockers and Streaming Portals. Similarly, the.IS … —.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Last week I talked about developments in Australia, Canada and the US regarding how to find ways to require large online platforms that aggregate news content for their users to share some of their digital advertising revenues with the producers of that content, namely news publishers and broadcasters.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2024

As MPA member Sony attracts attention for its continued expansion into both the manga and anime markets, including its recent interest in the acquisition of publishing giant Kadokawa, synergies between the companies will likely be in focus as the weeks unfold.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2025

Rightsholder-led campaigns urged mainstream advertisers to boycott the platforms to cut off their revenue streams. As reported last week, elaborate and lucrative schemes are able to counter limitations on advertiser choice. Public pirate sites accessible by anyone with an internet browser have been under financial pressure for years.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Phan Thanh Cong was the programmer and manager, who also took care of advertisers and through that, handled the money; he allegedly took 90% of the spoils, leaving just 10% for his partner. The indictment focuses on one type of revenue, from a single source. With patience, some can even be made legible.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 24, 2025

However, the acts of publishing or making available to the public piracy sites and services, or marketing subscriptions, devices or software providing access to such services, would be punished,” the bill reads. . “These new offenses would not target users of illegal services.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Advertising still promised the earth, but instead of receiving nothing for their money, subscribers were given access to obscure and unpopular content; a far cry from the blockbusters promised but a veneer of legitimacy for dubious operators. By 2021, the business model had evolved. one that functions without judicial oversight.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2024

In a lawsuit filed at a New York federal court in June, leading textbook publishers including Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, Elsevier and McGraw Hill, accused Google of profiting from sales of infringing copies of their textbooks.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 20, 2024

For many traditional newspapers reliant on sales of a physical product, the rise of the internet as an integrated publishing, distribution, and content consumption platform, disrupted almost everything. Advertising revenue that once kept digital publications online, later began to diminish. With new opportunities came new challenges.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

With more than a billion impressions per month and over 30,000 active advertisers, PropellerAds is a serious player in the online advertising industry. The Cyprus-based company works with advertisers and publishers from all over the world and while many are legitimate companies, Hollywood believes there are some bad apples too.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

Publisher/Speaker Claims. The court disagrees (emphasis added): As in Dyroff , Plaintiffs’ allegations here do not establish that Meta materially contributed to the illegality of the specific advertisements in question. Third-Party Content. Also not disputed. ” The court could have cited Murphy v.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The paper, originally published in 2013, brought Newmaster to prominence in the field of botany and led to massive amounts of not just academic success, but also entrepreneurial success. He found that many commercially-available products were not being sold as advertised and included fillers and even toxic substances mixed in.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 27, 2025

They openly advertise themselves through billboards and register for trademarks, as Magis TV recently did. The call for site blocking was supported by many other speakers, including Lui Simpson of the Association of American Publishers , who stressed that the U.S. “Piracy is really sometimes coming out of the shadows.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes a list of ‘notorious markets’ that facilitate online piracy and related intellectual property crimes. For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

The ad, which was produced by the London-based advertising agency M&C Saatchi, featured prominent Hong Kong actor and musician Andy Lau Tak-wah as he delivered a monologue about Xiaoman, the eighth solar term and second solar term of summer on the traditional Chinese calendar. Video can be reduced to a script, a song to lyrics, etc.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2024

The IWL is one of the tools available under the banner ‘Operation Creative’, a multi-agency anti-piracy initiative led by police and supported by major rightsholders in the film, TV, music, publishing, and live sports sectors. Since its launch a decade ago, Operation Creative now receives considerable support. million visits.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2023

“Piracy Impacts Advertising” Reportedly sent to staff via an internal communications system, the new guidelines suggest that piracy harms Globo employees and has a negative effect on the advertising market. “Advertising on Big Brother Brasil will become more expensive in 2023.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Blocked news links on Meta platforms have had no discernible impact on Facebook traffic, but it has sharply reduced referral traffic to Canadian news sites and led to the cancellation of millions of dollars in previous agreements with publishers. and next week Canadian digital advertisers will face a 2.5%

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

Publishing health-related books or products can quickly turn into a compliance nightmare. But if that content touches on health, youre entering one of the most highly regulatedand misunderstoodspaces in publishing and e-commerce. In todays marketplace, publishing health-related content isnt just about getting noticed.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

“Twitter fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law,” the complaint reads. ‘Music Piracy Fuels Revenue’ Twitter’s revenue partly relies on advertising which, in turn, is boosted by additional views.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2025

Tranco publishes an updated ranking list of a million domains every day. These sites are often able, for at least a short time, to monetize using CPM based ad products [advertisers pay a fixed rate per thousand impressions] such as display / video / audio ads.” and facebook.com.

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