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PiracyFrance Approves "Three-Strikes" Law on File-SharingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 9:59am.
 Paris - France's Constitutional Court
on Thursday approved the country's "three-strikes" law, which will
sever the Internet connections of those found to have been repeatedly
infringing copyrights on file-sharing networks, The New York Times reported. An
earlier version of the law approved by France's Parliament was rejected by
the court, because it did not include a judge's approval before a user's
Internet connection was suspended.
MPAA Fires Anti-Piracy Execs; CEO Glickman to Exit in 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 11:19am.
Los Angeles
- The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has fired at least three of
its top anti-piracy executives, while chairman and CEO Dan Glickman will step
down in September 2010 when his contract expires, CNET News.com reported.
Nintendo, Developers File Suit Against Pirate Game ImportersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2009 - 9:41am.
Tokyo
- Nintendo and 54 developers of games for its DS handheld game system have
filed a lawsuit seeking $4.4 million in damages from four importers of devices
that allow pirated software to play on the DS, Variety reported.
IFPI Names Banks as Director of Anti-PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2009 - 9:14am.
London
- The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a record
label trade group, announced on Monday that it has appointed Jeremy Banks to
the new position of director of anti-piracy. Banks has headed up the anti-piracy unit for
several years, and will now oversee all of IFPI's London anti-piracy activities.
German Retailer to Pay Damages Over Sony BMG 'Rootkit' CDAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 14, 2009 - 9:35am.
New York
- A German court has ordered a retailer there to pay compensation to an
individual who claimed financial losses as a result of placing a music CD with
faulty anti-piracy software from Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG into his computers, TorrentFreak
reported.
Report: Record Label Exec Arrested in Pre-release Piracy RaidAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2009 - 8:35am.
 London
- An "executive at a record label" was among those arrested in August
in connection with raids conducted on the pre-release piracy group DV8,
TorrentFreak reported, citing anonymous sources. Police reportedly believe the
unnamed person was one of the sources from whom DV8 secured albums prior to
their official release; the group then posts the unreleased tracks to file-sharing networks.
Four Alleged Members of Web Music Piracy Group IndictedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2009 - 9:50am.
 Washington
- Four individuals were indicted in federal court on Thursday on copyright
infringement charges, related to their alleged membership in a pre-release music
piracy group that uploaded thousands of songs to the Internet. Adil R. Cassim,
29, of Granada Hills, Calif.;
Bennie Glover, 35, of Shelby, N.C.;
Matthew D. Chow, 28, of Missouri City, Texas; and Edward L. Mohan, II, 46, of Baltimore, are accused of being part of "Rabid
Neurosis" (RNS), which the indictment says operated from at least 1999
until 2007.
BayTSP Taps NTT DATA to Resell Anti-piracy Services in JapanAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2009 - 10:28am.
Los Gatos, Calif.
- BayTSP, a provider of intellectual property monitoring, enforcement, business
intelligence and monetization services, announced on Tuesday that it has
partnered with NTT DATA to resell the company's services in Japan. "We've
seen tremendous interest from content owners and distributors across Asia who
want better control over how and where their content appears online, to
understand how consumers are interacting with it and identify monetization
opportunities," said BayTSP CEO Mark Ishikawa.
Remastered Beatles Albums Hit File-Sharing NetworksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2009 - 9:09am.
 Los Angeles
- Every single track from the newly remastered Beatles albums, which are due out
in stores on Wednesday, was leaked onto file-sharing networks over the weekend,
according to data from BigChampagne, which monitors peer-to-peer networks.
U.K. Govt. Backtracks, Reconsiders Disconnecting File-SwappersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 25, 2009 - 9:09am.
London - The U.K. government
is once again considering disconnecting repeat file-swappers, after earlier discounting
such a punishment as too harsh, according to published reports.
Police Probing Web Leak of Leona Lewis/Timberlake TrackAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 19, 2009 - 9:38am.
Ustream Sued Over Unauthorized Boxing Match Video FeedsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2009 - 9:25am.
Palo Alto,
Calif. - Ustream, a provider of
live video webcasting services, has been sued by a boxing promoter over unauthorized
streams of a Roy Jones Jr. fight that were allegedly viewed by over 2,300
Ustream users, TechCrunch reported.
ArtistDirect to Quit SEC Reporting, Delist Shares From NasdaqAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2009 - 6:41am.
Santa Monica,
Calif. - ArtistDirect, a provider
of music and movie news, as well as streaming music and anti-piracy services,
announced on Thursday that it intends to suspend its SEC reporting obligations,
and delist its common stock from the Nasdaq.
Student Charged Under DMCA for Modifying Game ConsolesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 5, 2009 - 9:29am.
Anaheim, Calif.
- A 27-year-old California
man has been arrested and charged with breaching the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA), for allegedly modifying video game consoles so that
pirated games could be played on them.
Owner of U.K. BitTorrent Hub FileSoup ArrestedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2009 - 11:19am.
London - The owner of
FileSoup, a veteran BitTorrent file-sharing hub that predates The Pirate Bay,
has been arrested during a raid on his U.K. home by anti-piracy group FACT,
TorrentFreak reported.
Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay Closed; GGF Says Deal NearAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2009 - 11:03am.
 Amsterdam
- A Dutch court has ordered Swedish file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay to shutter
its operations in The Netherlands, or its operators will face a fine of $42,000
each per day, TorrentFreak reported. The case against the site was brought by
Dutch anti-piracy agency BREIN.
tags: Deals | Video | Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Piracy | Music | Acquisitions | The Pirate Bay | BREIN | Global Gaming Factory | Hans Pandeya | Wayne Rosso |
Guns N' Roses Uploader Gets Probation; Will Star in PSAsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 15, 2009 - 8:04am.
 Los Angeles - Blogger Kevin Cogill, who was convicted of
misdemeanor copyright infringement after admitting to posting tracks from the
then-unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" online, has
been sentenced to two months of home confinement and a year of probation, the
Associated Press reported. Prosecutors had initially sought a six-month prison
term and a fine of $371,000; the maximum sentence for the crime is a year in
prison.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Piracy | Music | RIAA | Copyright | Antiquiet | Kevin Cogill | Guns N' Roses |
Will Pirate Bay Be Successful As A Legit Music Downloading Service?Authored by Jay Baage on June 30, 2009 - 6:59am.
U.K. Authorities Target Pre-Release Piracy Group DV8Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 12:07pm.
London - A U.K.
man allegedly connected with the pre-release piracy group DV8 was arrested
earlier this month, in the aftermath of a joint investigation by authorities
and record label trade groups BPI and IFPI, according to published reports.
U.K. Govt. Looks to Reduce Illicit File-Sharing by 70-80%Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 12:08pm.
London - The U.K. government aims to reduce by 70-80% the
incidence of unlawful file-sharing, and will instruct its Ofcom communications regulator
to work with the industry on commercial solutions, which "remain by far
the preferred approach," according to the Digital Britain report released
on Tuesday.
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