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VPN, DNS, Give Up, or Go Legal: Aussies’ Reactions to Pirate Site-Blocking in 2023

TorrentFreak

As reported yesterday, the Australian government has just released the 2023 edition of its Consumer Survey on Online Copyright Infringement. One-in-ten users said their VPN use is motivated by the ability to “access content for a reasonable price” which sounds like a similar geo-blocking problem finding a solution.

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My Testimony to the Colombian Constitutional Court Regarding Online Account Terminations and Content Removals

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I’m a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, located in California’s Silicon Valley, where I hold the titles of Associate Dean for Research, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, and Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate. In the US, the Constitution only restricts the action of government actors, not private entities.

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BeStreamWise: New IPTV Anti-Piracy Campaign Begins With Fake Site ‘Scam’

TorrentFreak

” “Streaming services offering free content from other platforms can be too good to be true and aren’t always legal. Those who did fill in their personal details were subjected to a clip depicting some kind of hacker attack, followed by the message: “You’ve Just Let Criminals In.”