TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The anti-piracy group is known to target stream-rippers that allow people to download music from YouTube. RIAA Flags Music Apps In recent weeks, we have seen a series of notices from the RIAA that target music download apps in Google Play. “Search, download and play music offline wherever you are.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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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The Trichordist

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Mechanical royalties for songs in physical and permanent downloads is increasing from 12¢ to 12.40¢ on January 1, 2024.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

Unfortunately for the publishers, however, those utilizing Sci-Hub tend to be tech-savvy individuals who are not only undeterred by blocks but can also have a penchant for making downloading even easier. Over the weekend Wierenga released an interesting new browser tool that turns the finding of Sci-Hub download links into child’s play.

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The Trichordist

MAY 9, 2022

Many readers participated in the Physical and Download Mechanical Rates Survey that various organizations have sent to their members over the last few weeks. Here are the… Read more "Survey Results: Physical and Download Mechanical Rates Survey–Artist Rights Watch".

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While the latter still protects content from being easily downloaded, it’s certainly not impossible to bypass, as pirates have repeatedly shown. A developer named “ Widevinedump ” posted a collection of download tools on GitHub. As such, keeping it secure is vital. Widevine DRM. Widevine DRM comes in different levels.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

“Tool to bypass YouTube security measures allowing users to illegally download our copyrighted content,” the identical notices inform Google, requesting various stream-ripper URLs to be removed. Google has removed many thousands of stream-ripper URLs in response to these takedown requests.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Did you know that even when you download an image from an online site, you might still be at risk of copyright infringement? Whether you’re a blogger, a graphic The post Think you’re safe using that image you downloaded? appeared first on Brisbane Commercial, Litigation and Intellectual Property Lawyers.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. Services like Netflix have sought to mimic some of these benefits by allowing content to be played on most devices and even downloaded for offline viewing.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 16, 2023

The most recent results for 2022 were just released and show that illegal streaming and downloading remain prevalent. Roughly a third of the respondents (33%) admit to having downloaded or streamed something in the past and 15% did so over the past year. In 2020, fewer young Danes said they had downloaded or streamed pirated content.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 5, 2024

More than 500 sequentially accessed files downloaded to a personal thumb drive, and a description in a verified complaint of the purported confidential information and trade secrets implicated, were the key components of the Business Court granting a preliminary injunction in a case involving a terminated employee who transitioned to a competing pharmaceutical (..)

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2022

However, in this case, Mark didn’t download a pirated copy of Skyrim. So, would Zenimax want one of its legitimate customers to be sanctioned for downloading a mod pack? This is an easy mistake to make when there’s no manual verification, as the download is titled “Skyrim SE 2021.rar.” We doubt it.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In an unsurprising decision, the Board reversed a refusal to register the mark PERMWARE for "downloadable software for managing permeation laboratory master data," finding Applicant Mocon's screenshot to be an acceptable specimen of use. In re Mocon, Inc. 90673935 (October 13, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jyll Taylor).

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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.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The tracking service has been entertaining and sometimes scaring BitTorrent users for years, matching IP addresses to infringing downloads and even providing lists of IP addresses relating to specific content. Those seeking pirate downloads will find absolutely nothing of interest. No downloads. No torrents.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Applicant's first set of specimens comprised webpages displaying the mark and describing the software, but did not provide a way to download the software. The second set of webpages offered pricing information, but did not allow downloading of the software. The third specimen likewise failed to provide for downloading of the software.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

No matter where people live or how much knowledge and experience they’ve accumulated, governments and corporations rarely shy away from an opportunity to offer behavioral advice.

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The Trichordist

APRIL 17, 2022

We are participating in a survey being conducted by a number of songwriter groups around the world to ask our readers what you think the new un-frozen… Read more "Please take our physical and download mechanical royalty rates survey and help decide the new rates!".

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a claim interpretation that flows naturally from the parties’ stipulated claim construction is binding on the parties even if the interpretation reads preferred embodiments out of the claims. Finjan LLC v. SonicWall, Inc., 22-1048 (Fed. 13, 2023) (Reyna, Cunningham, JJ.) dissenting).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2022

To be able to use the wi-fi, everyone instructed in the gate area was told over the loudspeaker that we had to download the airline app on our phones, and that if we wanted to purchase anything during the flight, we had to input our credit card numbers into the app. I am sure everyone can visualize my dismay at this announcement.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 31, 2023

Netflix's King of Collectibles is sued over show idea, Google takes down Downloader app and USPTO launches new roundtable on piracy. The post 3 Count: Not-so Goldin Touch appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 30, 2024

Internet Archive hits back in music label lawsuit, German police seize billions worth of bitcoin and Nightshade gets 250K downloads. The post 3 Count: 78 RPMs appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

LAION case, heard by the Hamburg Regional Court, centered on LAION's automatic downloading of images, including a copyrighted work by photographer Robert Kneschke, for AI training purposes. LAION had downloaded the photo from a licensed website to check if it matched the description using its software. The Kneschke v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

Take a look and continue to be aware of how your information is collected, used and disclosed BEFORE you download it. Below are some articles that can help you assess which apps and types of apps that have been dubbed by other writers as “the worst.” ” You will see a pattern.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Real-Debrid is nifty tool that provides access to premium and unrestricted downloads from a variety of file hosting and torrent websites. The popular download service operates as a middleman to access file-hosting platforms, for example, and also uses cached content to stream content from torrent sites instantly.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Strike 3 subpoenas ISPs to determine the identities of John Does that it alleges downloaded its copyrighted (adult) films. The decision describes the procedure to be filed in view of the “sensitive nature of the allegations.” ” strike 2 john doe subpoena edny.

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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

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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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As the days get shorter, downloads of specific pirated movies start to increase. As a follow-up, we now take a closer look at the seasonal download, reaching an unexpected conclusion. As a follow-up, we now take a closer look at the seasonal download, reaching an unexpected conclusion.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether receiving packets that contain a downloadable or portions thereof constitutes receiving a downloadable. The Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgement of non-infringement of the Downloadable Patents. Non-infringement of the Downloadable Patents. Background Finjan asserted U.S. Patent Nos. The Federal Circuit.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2022

With help from IKnow , we scoured through millions of downloads to find pirates’ favorite films. Most downloaded Christmas Classics on BitTorrent. The Top 5 is completed by the 2003 comedy, “Elf” It’s The Most Downloaded Time Of The Year. Home Alone On Top. torrentfreak.com. Home Alone. The Grinch.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 25, 2024

Through Oscartorrents.com , pirates could download the nominated films, review them, and vote for their favorite. This rogue Oscars alternative taunted Hollywood by attracting over 100,000 ‘pirate’ votes and many more illegal downloads. Estimated torrent downloads (Jan 15 – 24) Below is an overview of all findings.

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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. Since its release, the film has been illegally downloaded and streamed millions of times. After that, downloads leveled off again.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Court dismissed photographer Robert Kneschke’s injunction claim against the German non-profit organization LAION for the unauthorized reproduction of Kneschke’s photograph through a download from a stock photo agency website in connection with the creation of an open-source dataset for AI training purposes. 44a UrhG; Art.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Finjan’s patents claim a system for checking downloadable files for security concerns. Back in 1996 when Finjan filed its original provisional application, the focus was on applets or other small downloadable programs. But downloadables today are much bulkier. You can see that there are several branches.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2024

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. While Oppenheimer saw the largest piracy increase, other Oscar winners recorded download spikes as well. Oscar Winners See Piracy Boost Barbie?

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