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RipRequests Dead After RIAA ‘Hand Delivers’ Piracy Cease-and-Desist

TorrentFreak

Until last month, RipRequests was a popular hangout for those looking to download music without the hassle of paying and, in some cases, waiting for an official release to come out. What followed was a cease-and-desist from the RIAA which advised that “Such activity is illegal, and these actions must stop at once.”

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YouTube Ripper Sends Cease and Desist to Google, Hoping to Stop DMCA Abuse

TorrentFreak

Cease and Desist This activity has been a growing source of frustration for YTMP3.nu’s To put an end to the abuse, the YouTube ripper asked its lawyer to send a cease and desist and preservation demand to Google. According to YTMP3.nu, nu’s operator. According to the letter, YTMP3.nu

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‘Free Download Manager’ Removes YouTube Support After Google Complaint

TorrentFreak

While this sounds great, YouTube also presents an indirect threat, as third-party tools allow people to rip and download music to enjoy outside of the streaming service. The company prohibits third-party services from downloading YouTube content and is actively blocking the IP addresses of known offenders. Stream-ripping Crackdown.

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3 Count: LEGO Jacket

Plagiarism Today

As a result, he sent a cease-and-desist letter to LEGO. The Widevine app makes it possible for users to download high definition video from various streaming platforms. According to the lawsuit, despite the tiny nature of the LEGO jacket, the company reproduced multiple elements from it.

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UK Pirate IPTV Sellers Receive In-Person Warnings From Police Officers & FACT

TorrentFreak

A movie is just another file to be silently downloaded and the days of buying hacked satellite cards from the small ads in specialist computer magazines are long gone. Cease-and-Desist Notices Are More Common in Fraud Cases. These days everything is done online.

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RIAA Takes Down Popular Music Piracy Discord Over Adele ’30’ Leak

TorrentFreak

Most mainstream music is available on commercial services, for streaming or download, on the same date in dozens of countries around the world. The message is framed as a “cease-and-desist” but has an interesting element. The cease-and-desist notice also references 17 U.S.C. §

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MP3.to Successfully Challenges Music Industry’s ‘False’ DMCA Circumvention Takedown

TorrentFreak

In recent years, music industry groups have become increasingly concerned by tools that allow users to download MP3s from online streaming services, including YouTube. It cannot download content from third-party sites. to’s cease-and-desist letter added. . to’s cease-and-desist letter added.

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