TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet, hosting millions of books and academic articles that can be downloaded for free. For many, Z-Library is simply a convenient portal to download free books. Z-Library users evade the publishers’ ‘tax’ on knowledge by downloading works for free.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Social media platforms, TikTok in particular , are crawling with young people eager to gather knowledge, but less capable of paying for books. On Telegram, “ultrascientist” and freedom fighter ‘Nexus’ stepped up with an advanced book download bot. These types of download bots are nothing new on Telegram.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2024

remain online, but downloading pirated books turns out to be quite a challenge. Inactive LibGen Admin and Downloads? Starting last weekend, regular LibGen downloads suddenly stopped working. There is no indication that the current download problems are related to this court case, however. Today, Libgen.rs, Libgen.is

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This is another lawsuit against an Internet access provider (IAP) for user-committed copyright infringement via P2P file sharing. Previously, a jury held the IAP, Grande, liable for willful contributory copyright infringement and awarded damages of $47M. Twitter amended the common law contributory copyright infringement doctrine.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Sites were overwhelmingly free and if MP3 files were spotted by an alert surfer, it was almost considered rude not to download them, bandwidth permitting. First Case of its Type in Japan This week local anti-piracy group CODA revealed details of a copyright prosecution that’s so unusual, it’s probably never happened before.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

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. 2: Sonny Bono’s Widow Strikes Back in Cher Copyright Fight.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 19, 2022

A recent case filed by famous choreographer Kyle Hanagami is set to test the boundaries of copyright law in video games and on social media. Crucially, he also holds the copyright to the dance to the Charlie Puth song “How Long.”. Crucially, he also holds the copyright to the dance to the Charlie Puth song “How Long.”.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2022

A recent case filed by famous choreographer Kyle Hanagami is set to test the boundaries of copyright law in video games and on social media. Crucially, he also holds the copyright to the dance to the Charlie Puth song “How Long.” Mr. Hanagami is a popular choreographer with a large YouTube presence.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright protection automatically attaches to a work when it is created. Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Posting copyrighted images or photos on your website or social media.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The American copyright industry generates billions of dollars in annual revenue and is generally seen as one of the primary export products. A few days ago several of these threats were highlighted by the International Intellectual Property Alliance ( IIPA ), which counts copyright groups including the MPA, RIAA, and ESA among its members.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A Texas federal jury found Grande guilty of willful contributory copyright infringement, and the ISP was ordered to pay $47 million in damages to the record labels. $47 This view is bolstered by a recent Supreme Court decision in favor of Twitter and other social media platforms, which held that they’re not liable for terrorist messages.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2024

For example, tucked in between pirate portals such as Fmovies and The Pirate Bay, we find the Russian social media platform VK.com and the file-hosting service Mega. If it did, Mega would’ve been happy to explain the measures they take to accommodate copyright holders. These services are run by corporations.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era. International Framework.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 4, 2021

Copyright Registration for Podcasters. In the second , I looked at the group registration procedures recently made available by the US Copyright Office which are specifically useful to bloggers, and to managers of blog sites. under the existing rules for what the Copyright Act calls, in an antique-sounding term, “phonorecords.”

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Drawing on input from copyright holders, the report includes a non-exclusive overview of sites and services that are believed to be involved in piracy or counterfeiting. For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added. In recent years, the scope of the report has broadened.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 16, 2022

App store operators Apple and Google clearly state that copyright-infringing apps are against their terms and conditions, but some still get through. This can be quite lucrative, as some of the apps have millions of downloads. 5M+ Downloads, 82K Reviews. Eventually, copyright holders will take notice. A Local Problem?

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

In an injunction application dated December 2, 2021, Nintendo requested a website blocking order under section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. It targeted six major ISPs (BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media) demanding that they block subscriber access to five domains carrying NSW2U and NSWROM branding.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A Texas federal jury found Grande guilty of willful contributory copyright infringement, and the ISP was ordered to pay $47 million in damages to the record labels. $47 This view was supported by several telecom industry groups, who all object to disconnecting subscribers’ internet access based on copyright claims.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

Not surprisingly, the list of problematic sites and services includes YouTube rippers, direct download sites, cyberlockers, and torrent sites. According to IFPI, a group of social media platforms and messenger services have become increasingly problematic. . Copyright infringement is a problem on Reddit too, according to IFPI.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 16, 2023

The detailed takedown notices accused Ironmace of copyright infringement and stealing trade secrets. In the hours that followed, tens of thousands of fans used the torrent link to download a copy of the playtest release. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. “Thank you for your patience!

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 25, 2024

On social media and networking sites like X, LinkedIn, or even Reddit you will come across posts, especially from authors, who promote their new articles as soon as they are published. The third challenge is copyright compliance. Companies need to do everything they can to maintain copyright compliance around scientific content.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Action against 12 major stream ripping and MP3 download apps supported the music industry in wave six, with IFPI reporting that collectively the apps received over 4.3 million downloads in Brazil alone. In some cases sites were deindexed from search engines and their accounts removed from social media by court order.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

According to the Authors Guild , Z-Library has emerged as a vastly popular, high-volume source of illegal ebook downloads in recent years. This growth is facilitated by users who openly advertise the site on social media, TikTok included. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In recent years copyright holders have tried many things to dissuade the public from visiting pirate websites. The shorter 15-second clips are intended for social media, where they will be circulated in the coming weeks. Many consumers remain unaware of the risks involved in streaming or downloading pirated films.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 7, 2023

this week due to copyright issues) receive more than 200 million visits per month, it’s tempting to describe sites with tens of millions as ‘small’ We’ll refrain from doing that, especially when yearly visits to Animedao.to Anime Sites in the Crosshairs New Target: Animedao.to exceed the quarter-billion mark.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Brothers arrested (image credit: Fiscalía Colombia) While operations like these aren’t especially rare, the charges faced by the brothers go beyond copyright infringement. These people were brought before a judge and charged with the crimes of violation of copyright and use of malicious software,” the official statement reads.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] from the copyright holder) licencing or compulsory licencing (i.e.,

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 16, 2024

TB of WorldCat® data available for public download through its torrents,” OCLC wrote in its complaint. The complaint mentioned that Matienzo describes herself as an “archivist” and uses the handle “anarchivist” on social media. Even then, it couldn’t prevent the data from being released through a torrent. Who’s Anna?

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams. Copyright Complaint Targets Just One Video.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

The author or creator of any theatrical, literary, creative, or musical work has an exclusive right to copyright. It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Image Source: gettyimages]. What are takedown services?

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? You can judge for yourself by downloading a copy of “Jap Herron” here.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2022

Not even movies changed hands without first being recorded onto an analog videotape or more recently, optical media. 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. These days everything is done online.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2022

The currently-unidentified students are accused of uploading copyrighted exam questions to Course Hero in order to cheat during tests. How about being liable to your professor for willful copyright infringement damages of up to $300,000? Copyright Office. Exam Questions and Copyright. Failing the class?

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2022

With 30 search and seizure warrants in hand, law enforcement officials blocked or seized the domains of 226 websites, 461 piracy apps, and 15 social media accounts. However, they stress that the apps alone had generated more than 10 million downloads. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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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. million additional books protected by valid copyrights. At least, that was the idea. It also includes 3.6

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 17, 2022

On social media platforms and elsewhere, Z-Library users openly discussed what to do next. “This website keeps stealing our works with full copyright. is behind this request but it’s definitely unusual, as pirate sites generally don’t hold copyrights to the content they host. Z-Library Aftermath.

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