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Google Bans ‘Downloader’ App: TV Outfits Claim Browser Violates Injunction

TorrentFreak

Released on the Amazon Appstore in November 2016, Saba’s ‘Downloader’ app offered users just two things; an empty URL field and a download button. At the time of writing, Downloader has 664,605 customer ratings on Amazon, averaging 4.3 It was basic yet functional, and in time, extraordinarily successful.

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Five Men Indicted For Uploading Movies & Then Extorting ‘Pirate’ Downloaders

TorrentFreak

After playing the victim for years, an investigation found that the law firm uploaded movies to sites like The Pirate Bay and then sued those who downloaded them. Movies covered by these licenses subsequently turned up on BitTorrent networks and people who downloaded them began receiving legal threats.

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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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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work. Copyright infringement occurs when a person or company uses another’s copyrighted work without permission.

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Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

Operating as an illegal ‘shadow library,’ Libgen enables users to download, for free, fiction and non-fiction books (among other types of works), including educational textbooks, instead of buying or renting lawful copies or checking them out from a legitimate library. ” “The scale of Defendants’ infringement is staggering.

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3 Count: Keep Shaking

Plagiarism Today

1: Can’t Shake This: Taylor Swift to Face Copyright Lawsuit. First off today, Reuters reports that a lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of copyright infringement in her 2014 hit single Shake it Off has been allowed to move ahead, setting the stage for a possible trial. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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3 Count: Pulp Non-Fiction

Plagiarism Today

1: Pearson Education Sues Chegg, Alleging ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement. Now, just a few months later, at least some of those names are receiving letters demanding a settlement payment for the alleged illegal download. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.