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3 Count: Not the Rock

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Movie/TV studios reach settlement in pirate site case, Chinese authorities shutter anime site and GTA 6 leaks result in copyright notices. The post 3 Count: Not the Rock appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash

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For companies whose movies are downloaded and shared illegally, solutions have been developed that allow them to monitor suspected pirates and track them back to their ISPs, before obtaining their identities and making a settlement offer to end the risk of a full-blown lawsuit.

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Strike 3 Holdings continues to extract large settlements, it’s time for warnings

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Typically, they are extracting settlements anywhere from $150 to $750 per movie allegedly infringed. For example, if an adult downloads 100 movies and shares them via BitTorrent protocol via “the swarm” the so-called John Doe Defendant can be on the hook for a $20,000 to $50,000 settlement. This can add up.

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3 Count: Truth Settles

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1: Lizzo Settles Truth Hurts Copyright Battle with Former Collaborators. First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Lizzo has reached a settlement with her former collaborators over her hit song Truth Hurts. However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end.

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3 Count: Frequent Flyer

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However, not long after upload, the video was removed from both platforms due to a copyright notice filed by Nintendo. However, the two sides have notified the court that they are ending the lawsuit pending a settlement between them. The move does not come as a surprise to long-time Nintendo fans and followers.

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3 Count: Finally Settled

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1: Cox Settles Dispute with BMG, Rightscorp Over Copyright Notices. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Cox Communications has settled its dispute with BMG and Rightscorp over allegedly false Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) filed by Rightscorp on BMG’s behalf.

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ISP Optimum Questions ‘Evidence’ For Billion Dollar Piracy Lawsuit

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The pirating activity of subscribers shouldn’t be a surprise for the ISP, plaintiffs argued, as the company received numerous copyright infringement notices. This included those sent by the tracking company Rightscorp , which were paired with settlement demands.