Pair Behind 400 Block-Evading Pirate Porn Sites Face Prosecution Law enforcement authorities in Vietnam will prosecute the operators of around 400 pirate sites offering pornographic content. Such material is illegal in Vietnam and the authorities say the men made large profits from visitors viewing lucrative advertising. Also of note are claims that the men circumvented blocking measures at ISPs either owned by, or closely connected to, the government. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]:
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Authorities in Vietnam will prosecute the operators of 400 pornographic pirate sites after they evaded government blocking measures.
Pirate Site Blockades Get Judicial Scrutiny in Germany, But No Transparency? Germany's voluntary pirate site blocking regime has undergone a fundamental change, now requiring judicial oversight for all blocking actions. The participants will rely on court orders going forward, instead of their own recommendations. While the change ensures a proper review of blocking requests, it does not necessarily make the blockades more transparent for the public. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]:
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Pirate Site Blockades Get Judicial Scrutiny in Germany, But No Transparency? * TorrentFreak
Germany's voluntary pirate site blocking regime has undergone a fundamental change, now requiring judicial oversight for all blocking action.
FBI’s Video Game Piracy Crackdown Leads to Domain Confusion Late last week, the FBI seized the domain names of several gaming piracy websites, including NSW2U.com. The sites in question were used to download more than a million games per month, according to a press release, which inadvertently identified a nonexistent domain. The FBI eventually seized the correct domain, and the investigation continues. Meanwhile, opportunists are moving in to lure displaced pirates to new "NSW2U" domains. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]:
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FBI's Video Game Piracy Crackdown Leads to Domain Confusion * TorrentFreak
The FBI's gaming piracy crackdown on NSW2U is complicated by a domain error and the appearance of new, potentially troubling domains.
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users – That’s a Pretty Big Deal Cloudflare has become the first internet intermediary beyond local residential ISPs, to block access to pirate sites in the UK. Users attempting to access certain pirate sites are greeted with 'Error 451 - Unavailable for Legal Reasons'. In theory, ISP blocking should prevent UK users from even seeing this notice, but a combination of Cloudflare's blocking mechanism and choices made by some VPN users results in a piracy dead end. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]:
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Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users - That's a Pretty Big Deal * TorrentFreak
Cloudflare has become the first intermediary to join the UK's pirate site blocking program. It's a shift that may surprise VPN users too.
Record Labels: A β€œSafe Haven for Pirates” Disqualifies ISP from DMCA Protection A coalition of nearly 50 record labels, including industry giants Warner and Sony, accuse Internet provider Altice of providing a safe haven for pirates. The companies request summary judgment in their ongoing lawsuit, arguing that Altice's repeat infringer policy is a "farce" and the "antithesis of reasonable." The ISP allegedly allowed piracy to flourish on its Optimum network, thus disqualifying it from safe harbor protection under the DMCA. From: [TF][1], for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. [1]:
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Record Labels: A "Safe Haven for Pirates" Disqualifies ISP from DMCA Protection * TorrentFreak
Fifty record labels accuse Internet provider Altice of providing a safe haven for pirates, disqualifying it from DMCA safe harbor protection