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 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

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. . IFPI Flags Top Piracy Problems. This also applies to Twitter.

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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. TikTok Responds. TikTok is not happy with this characterization.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Traditionally, that includes prominent torrent sites, download portals, cyberlockers, and streaming services that offer copyrighted content without obtaining permission from rightsholders. For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Clickable download links are displayed on the sites alongside copyrighted cover artwork displaying Nintendo trademarks. Nintendo said that its solicitors had made extensive efforts to contact the operators of the NSW2U sites and have its social media pages taken down.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Among other problems, the law dictates how “social media platforms” can make their editorial decisions. Fortunately, a Florida federal judge blocked Florida’s social media censorship law as unconstitutional. This is not unique to social media.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 16, 2022

This can be quite lucrative, as some of the apps have millions of downloads. 5M+ Downloads, 82K Reviews. These appear to be legitimate reviews and similar positive comments are regularly made on social media. These are then monetized through ads. Episodes can be marked as watched and do not confuse later to continue.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

He wanted access to his content, so he requested an account download. However, he says the download links provided by Twitter were “defective,” so he sued Twitter pro se. ICS provider: “message boards and social media sites qualify as ‘interactive computer services.'” Conversion.

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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. The belief that somehow everything is free on the internet was widespread in the late 1990s.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Clearview’s AI crawls the internet and can access, download, and store any image uploaded to social media. Many social media companies, including Google, Facebook, and Twitter, have accused Clearview of utilizing user images without authorization.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 16, 2023

In the hours that followed, tens of thousands of fans used the torrent link to download a copy of the playtest release. Shortly after the torrent link was posted to Twitter, ‘someone’ sent a DMCA notice to the social media platform, requesting its removal. “Thank you for your patience!

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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. Aggressive Promotion – Not Really a ‘Pirate’ Trait.

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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. The authorities don’t mention any of the targets by name.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to the app tracking firms App Annie and SensorTower, Shein’s app even surpassed Amazon in the terms of downloads and has helped propel the company to a $15 billion valuation. Examples of this can be found almost every time a dress or fashion accessory becomes popular, whether on social media or at various events.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Posting copyrighted images or photos on your website or social media. Using a copyrighted song, or portion of a song, in a presentation, at an event, on your website, or on social media. Modifying an image or photo and using it in a presentation, brochure, on your website, or on social media.

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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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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. Unlicensed download sites – Music-Bazaar.com and Music-Bazaar.mobi – Sci-hub.tw; sci-hub.cc; sci-hub.ac; sci-hub.bz These services are run by corporations.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 7, 2023

eu (baixar is ‘download’ in Portuguese) Content: Movies, TV Shows, Anime Recent Traffic: Apr 0k / May 1.4m / June 4m Around 80% of Baixarseriesmp4’s traffic comes from Brazil, with Portugal following in a distant second place. New Target: baixarseriesmp4.eu There’s even a 2now.tv

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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

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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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 26, 2023

According to the district court opinion, the patent’s specification states that “the patent seeks to remedy certain problems that currently exist with music streaming, including artists’ inability to effectively monetize their music, their lack of control over content once users have downloaded it, and the disconnect between streaming services and (..)

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

. “The trial record is replete with evidence about how Rightscorp reliably detected infringement by Grande’s subscribers, sent Grande more than one million notices of infringement, and downloaded copies of infringing files directly from Grande’s subscribers.” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“More targeted and transparent enforcement actions, and deterrent-level criminal sanctions and penalties against the manufacturers, suppliers, and exporters of circumvention devices and software components are necessary to meaningfully stem the downloading of infringing video games,” IIPA writes. ” Baidu. .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 30, 2024

This case also highlights the stakes of the individualized explanations requirement in the TX and FL social media censorship laws if those survive constitutional scrutiny. (We don’t know if this is a false positive, but obviously the user claims it is and cares enough to take it to court).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The shorter 15-second clips are intended for social media, where they will be circulated in the coming weeks. For example, it acknowledges that downloading torrents isn’t by definition illegal, it depends on what people share. Many consumers remain unaware of the risks involved in streaming or downloading pirated films.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 17, 2022

On social media platforms and elsewhere, Z-Library users openly discussed what to do next. Also, there are no downloadable books on the site, and visitors are encouraged to download and install a mysterious desktop client instead. Two alleged Z-Library operators were arrested as part of a criminal investigation.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

These include YouTube downloader Snappea.com and the popular streaming portal Fmovies.to, both of which have millions of regular users. Unlicensed download sites. Social media. The latest watch list also features several newcomers. and Fembed.com. . Fmovies.to (and related domains). Seasonvar.ru. – Rlsbb.ru.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In the beginning, the policy might just say that employees are NOT to download information from journal-sharing sites or their academic institutions, and that such behavior will not be tolerated. And then describe how all staff are expected to handle information in a copyright-compliant manner. 4. Clarify copyright’s reach across formats.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 13, 2023

Sports content was obtained from illegal sources by 12% of Europeans, with 11% saying that they used a set-top box or downloaded apps. Roughly a third (32%) say they acquire content using social media with just under a quarter mentioning apps (23%).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In a November ruling, a magistrate judge notes that the lawsuit appears to be the first of its kindone in which a social media influencer accuses another influencer of (among other things) copyright infringement based on the similarities between their posts that promote the same products. Sydney Nicole LLC v. Sydney Nicole LLC v.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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. The social media company was accused of liability for a terrorist attack because its platform was used for fundraising.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

22, 2021): companies now pay so-called “influencers” to issue posts on social media touting their products or services. Advertising/E-Commerce. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp., 2021 WL 221878 (9th Cir Jan. Wired : How Covid Gums Up the Court System. * Les Giblin LLC v. La Marque, 2021 WL 1997376 (D. Once again, the Court disagrees.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 14, 2023

This AI engine has taken the internet and social media by storm. You can not download the software or modify the code. Everybody is going crazy for the artificial intelligence engine known as ChatGPT, created and offered by OpenAI. Can I Monetize ChatGPT For My Business?

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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 same is true of corporate press releases. In terms of where scientific content is being found, it can be found everywhere now.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2024

Using a link to download/stream made available by someone else – 11% (no change) 3. Downloading mod versions of mobile games for free – 9% (No change vs 2022) 2. Downloading emulator versions of older games – 5% (+1%) Consumption of live sports is a relative newcomer to Australia’s annual survey.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

.” “In the face of these obvious facts, Yout brought an unreasonable suit to achieve a legally unjustified result: publicity for its illegal service and prolonging its ability to offer its users a circumvention device to illegally rip downloads of record companies’ valuable copyrighted works.”

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