With a new season of Game of Thrones less than three weeks away, research from comparison site Finder.com.au suggests that Australians are once again likely to become the world’s most prolific pirates of the show. The only legal way to watch the show at the same time as the rest of the world will be […]
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, has launched the TAG Pirate Mobile App Tool, a new shared resource to help members prevent their advertising from appearing on mobile apps that distribute pirated content, such as copyright-protected music, movies, TV shows, and games. […]
Content protection and data-analytics solutions specialist MUSO has raised £2.5 million (€2.8m) in Series A funding from Harwell Capital. The investment will be used to expand the company’s current capabilities around sales and marketing, as well as bolster its technology and operations infrastructure and support. While most anti-piracy technology providers focus on content protection and […]
Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have called for concerted, cross-border action in response to intellectual property crime. The call follows the publication of the 2017 Situation Report on Counterfeiting and Piracy in the European Union, a joint project between the two bodies. The report establishes that organised criminal groups are involved […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, licensees in the Scottish towns of Coatbridge and Doune have been found to be infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in their premises. Sky sought and was awarded permanent interdicts in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, which prevents the licensees and anyone acting on their […]
Three men have been sentenced at Inner London Crown Court for providing illegal access to copyrighted content such as films, music, books and games which cost the industry more than £2.5 million (€2.84m). This follows a four-year investigation by the City of London Police and intellectual property protection organisation FACT. Eric Brooks, 43, from Bolton, […]
A man in Central California has been arrested by federal authorities after he allegedly illegally uploaded the Marvel film Deadpool just eight days after its February 2016 release. Authorities said Trevon Maurice Franklin’s uplink to Facebook allowed more than 5 million people to watch it for free. The FBI has arrested the 21-year-old Fresno man, […]
Sweden based Pirate Bay may have to amend its file-sharing after Europe’s supreme court said it may be breaking copyright rules by helping users download films, TV shows and music for free. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said Pirate Bay’s role as a host meant it may be liable for […]
Research from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017 – a global research programme for senior pay-TV executives that examines the state of pay-TV innovations and strategies that will drive the next phase of growth for pay-TV operators – in TV, OTT and adjacent businesses, suggests that Latin America will see substantial pay-TV growth, driven by economic […]
Thirty leading content creators and on-demand entertainment companies from around the world have launched the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy. The worldwide members of ACE are Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell Canada and Bell Media, Canal+ […]