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Media industry
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Inside Sky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'

Media companies are considering legal action against illegal streaming, but public sentiment suggests users view it as a victimless crime.
fromRAIN News
3 weeks ago

Streaming fraud perpetrator Michael Smith faces the music

Michael Smith has preempted his trial by pleading guilty to the fraud scheme, facing a maximum penalty of five years in jail for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Music production
Intellectual property law
fromRAIN News
1 month ago

$40B lost to sound and sports piracy: New government report

The USTR's 2025 Notorious Markets report identifies dozens of piracy platforms globally, while documenting enforcement successes against counterfeiting and piracy operations across multiple countries.
#digital-piracy
fromWIRED
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

The Piracy Problem Streaming Platforms Can't Solve

Piracy in MENA stems from structural barriers including lack of local platforms, payment access limitations, internet censorship, and historical perceptions of free online content rather than cultural preferences.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The Piracy Problem Streaming Platforms Can't Solve

Piracy in MENA stems from structural barriers including lack of local platforms, payment access limitations, internet censorship, and historical perceptions of free online content rather than cultural preferences.
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Gadgets
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Stealing cable has evolved: the new face of TV piracy

SuperBox devices enable inexpensive access to pirated live TV and sports through a network of resellers and Chinese makers, bypassing cable and streaming subscriptions.
Information security
fromInc
2 months ago

Platforms Can't Stop Live Pirates with Yesterday's Tools

Real-time fraudulent live streams impersonate brands and executives to steal credentials and money, exploiting platforms' inadequate live-moderation and causing rapid financial and reputational harm.
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fromTheregister
2 months ago

AWS will not protect users from media codec patent holders

In a February 2 notification sent to relevant customers, the cloud giant says it is updating its Service Terms to specify it does not have "defense or payment obligations for third-party patent claims against you related to use of these services for audio/video encoding, decoding, or transcoding." The services in question are AWS Elemental MediaLive, AWS Elemental MediaConvert, Amazon Interactive Video Service, Chime SDK, Amazon GameLift Streams, and Amazon Kinesis Video Services.
Tech industry
Law
fromComputerworld
2 months ago

Spotify lawsuit behind shutdown of pirate library domains

Spotify and major labels sued, prompting shutdown of Anna's Archive domains after the archive backed up Spotify and scraped DRM-protected audio and metadata.
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