TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2022

However, in this case, Mark didn’t download a pirated copy of Skyrim. On the contrary, he owns a perfectly legal copy of the game. As it turns out, the torrent hash that Irdeto tracked is not for a pirated copy of the game. These types of warnings are not new. So what happened here? PredCaliber Mod Pack.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2022

The pirated copy – complete with Russian dubbing – was downloaded from an unnamed torrent site. Tickets cost around 500 rubles (US$7.00) with the organizers framing the screening as an art performance with artistic commentary on Hollywood’s departure from the Russian market. Cinema Industry Condemnation.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Internet Archive is widely known for its Wayback Machine, which preserves copies of the web for future generations. “Defendants have created a massive online storefront providing digital copies of thousands of these protected sound recordings to anyone to stream or download for free. .

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In a landmark judgment with far reaching ramifications, a German court recently held that the copying of images by Large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network (LAION) - a nonprofit organization that provides datasets, tools and models to liberate machine learning research – did not infringe copyright law. The Kneschke v.

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The IPKat

APRIL 6, 2022

A few days ago the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its judgment in C-433/20 Austro-Mechana , ruling that the notion of reproduction ‘on any medium’ extends to the cloud and, therefore, that private copying under Article 5(2)(b) of the InfoSoc Directive also applies in that context.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

But are those pre-release pirate downloads being advertised online the real deal or something much less attractive? As the takedown notice shows, Riot Games demanded not only the removal of the video, but also any additional copies that may be uploaded in the future.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even though that Court’s judgment was very specific to the V-Cast service, it left room, arguing a contrario and subject to certain conditions, to consider the mere provision of Cloud storage services of audio-visual content, with reproductions made on individual requests of end-users, to be covered by the private copying exception.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2024

When films are released on streaming platforms, they are copied and shared online almost immediately. Since the early 2000s, leaked copies of Oscar ‘screeners’ would circulate on pirate sites at the end of the year. There’s one type of piracy that’s particularly concerning, however. The problem isn’t new.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 17, 2023

Based on a sample of torrent activity tracked by IKnow , we can report that pirated downloads of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ skyrocketed this week. Oscar Piracy Before discussing the numbers, it’s important to highlight that pirated copies of the Oscars winner have already been circulating for months.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The unprecedented leak also elicited a response from HBO, wth a spokesperson informing us that the company was pulling out all the stops to take copies offline. HBO is aggressively monitoring and pulling these copies from the internet. Downloads Peaked After Finale. Estimated Torrent Downloads (sample). Leak Source?

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Their patience was further tested when a relatively high-quality copy of the film leaked on pirate sites days before the premiere on HBO Max and in theaters. Perhaps unsurprisingly, millions of people decided to download or stream these illegal copies. Dune Downloads (torrents). Nonetheless, the downloads spiked.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2022

What some don’t know is that through the actions of others, they may be paying to access unlicensed software that is no more legal than a download from The Pirate Bay. Microsoft says that it develops software and distributes digital downloads using its own site and those of other vendors. Microsoft Files Copyright Lawsuit.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Paperback buyers can get a free PDF file by emailing me a copy of their receipt showing which edition they bought. If you are a professor, or are hoping to teach the course, and would like a free evaluation copy, please email me (egoldman@gmail.com). We’ve discussed the book’s background and our goals as authors in this essay.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In response to questions from those interested in the DIY approach, gamers are often advised to rip only the games they actually own, or only download games they intend to rip, for which they already own the original. The endless caveats that tend to go unmentioned are even more important.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 25, 2024

In the past, copies of advance screeners leaked en masse, creating an annual bounty hunt for online pirates. Through Oscartorrents.com , pirates could download the nominated films, review them, and vote for their favorite. Through Oscartorrents.com , pirates could download the nominated films, review them, and vote for their favorite.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For more details and to download your own copy of the scoresheet: see: [link]. Learn all about the Bold Brand Scoresheet, and how to use it, in this brief video (2:41). The post How to Use the Bold Brand Scoresheet appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 5, 2020

To download your copy, visit here. I recently published a free short ebook to help businesses navigate through challenging times and rough waters. The post 8 Brand Tips for the Age of Corona Virus – and other Challenging Times appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In the weeks that followed “House of The Dragon” crushed “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” in the unofficial pirate download rankings. A few hours ago, copies of the tenth episode appeared on Usenet and pirate sites, two days before the general public will have access to it on legal platforms.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

For example, there were no copies of the 1,403 original copyrighted works to compare against the allegedly pirated music tracks. In his order, he writes that the evidence included a hard drive of download files and detailed testimony showing that the downloads matched the copyrighted sound recordings. — A copy of U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

The RIAA cited the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA, claiming that the tool could be used to download their artists’ musical works from YouTube, in breach of copyright. “YouTube has measures to prevent users from downloading specific content, which they make use of for YouTube Movies and Music: DRM.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

According to his confession, Bridi, as well as other members of the group, would get pre-release copies of movies from wholesalers, defeat the copyright protection schemes on the discs and then leak them online before their scheduled release date. ” 3: ‘Piracy’ Website Offers NFT Art as Free Downloads.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While no digital content is ever entirely immune from being copied and distributed illegally, photographs and other images are especially vulnerable. Tools enabling users to download, copy, share, and then ultimately mass distribute images exist in, or are accessible from, most phones, tablets, and computers.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2024

The fact that high quality pirated copies of the film have been available since November last year only reinforced that assumption. Oppenheimer Piracy Spikes Post-Oscars Looking through the data we see that Oppenheimer saw a massive 135% increase in downloads on Monday and Tuesday, compared to the same days a week earlier.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The court noted that these tools allow people to download video and audio from YouTube, despite the streaming platform’s lack of a download button. The fact that YouTube doesn’t have a download button doesn’t mean that tools that enable people to download videos circumvent technological access restrictions.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In the report, the group lists various pirate sites that allow the public to download games for free. Cyberlockers, Linking and Torrent Sites Download sites remain a key problem for the video games industry and these exist in various forms. Over the past year, the number of estimated game downloads rose 135% according to the report.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

An NGO makes his entire work available for download. Pursuant thereto, the copyright holder is no longer entitled to control the further distribution of a copy of their work after that copy had been put on the market with the rightholder’s consent. The Safarov case In 2009, Safarov authors a book.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The MPA lists six domains in total; sflix.to, sflix.se, and sflix.is, plus myflixerz.to, myflixertv.to, and myflixer.today, noting that these domains shared pirated copies of many films including “Shazam!”, “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Top Gun: Maverick”. After a careful review, IPOPHL decided to grant both requests.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Up until a decade ago, this piracy landscape was dominated by torrent sites and direct download portals. Unlike downloading pirated movies, consuming pirated streams isn’t a clear violation of copyright law. When someone downloads a pirated file a full and lasting copy is created, which fits the definition of reproduction.

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Barry Sookman

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In a prior post , I summarized four United States copyright decisions that examined copyright infringement liability for training and making available generative AI (GenAI) services. … The post Generative AI litigation: the Github and Tremblay decisions appeared first on Barry Sookman.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2023

Downloading a track takes about the same time as a shrug of the shoulders followed by an internal “who cares?” “Is it legal to download music from YouTube?” ” is always popular, along with its self-focused twin sister, “Can I get caught downloading music from YouTube?”

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

‘Library Genesis,’ or ‘Libgen’ for short, is a group of pirate websites through which a vast array of written material is illegally copied and distributed online without any authorization, and with no remuneration to copyright holders.” ” “The scale of Defendants’ infringement is staggering. . 101 et seq.)

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 1, 2022

Based on a sample of torrent downloads tracked by IKnow , we can report that the estimated number of pirated CODA downloads skyrocketed on Monday. The graph below shows that during the first months of the year CODA had a median of roughly 5,000 downloads per day. Piracy Surge. CODA Piracy. More Oscar Piracy Trends.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Internet Archive (read the opinion here) , the court dealt a decisive blow to the Internet Archive, ruling that its practice of scanning and lending digital copies of books doesn’t qualify as fair use under the Copyright Act. When the electronic book is “checked out,” the physical copy is removed from circulation.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

LaLiga chief Javier Tebas reported that during the first five days of the new Spanish football season, it had “eliminated” 58 Android-based piracy apps believed to have been downloaded by four million users worldwide. Tebas said that 800,000 of those users are in Spain where they use the app to watch pirated football streams.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The latter (also known as ‘first sale doctrine’ in the United States) provides that a copyright owner’s right of distribution in the original or a copy of a work is ‘exhausted’ on its first lawful sale by the copyright owner. What happened? As a consequence, both Directive 2001/29/EC and the Software Directive 2009/24/EC apply to video games.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Price: $9.99. * Print-on-demand hard copy from Amazon. Buyers of the hard copy can also get a free PDF file by emailing me a copy of their receipt showing which edition they bought. If you are a professor, or are hoping to teach the course, and would like a free evaluation copy, please email me (egoldman@gmail.com).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Having a copy of the data publicly available through Anna’s Archive is a direct threat to its business. Instead, it links to third-party sources and offers torrent downloads. TB of WorldCat® data available for public download through its torrents,” OCLC writes. .

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