Raw Thrills’ sales manager Mark Struhs revealed that they have launched an international anti-piracy campaign to combat “global violation” of their intellectual property rights.
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Facebook’s video business venture plagued by copyright infringement
Facebook is proud to announce that their video views are skyrocketing. However, this growth has bred a serious copyright infringement problem, and rights holders complain that the company is not doing much to stop it.
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Bell Media President: “Using VPNs is stealing”
Bell Media President Mary Ann Turcke says watching U.S. Netflix in Canada by using VPNs is stealing. She said it should be frowned upon. At the Telecom Summit in Toronto, Turcke said “It has to become socially unacceptable to admit to another human being that you are VPNing into U.S. Netflix … like throwing garbage out your car window — you just don’t do it.” Read more
BT-Chat.com shuts down after getting a hand delivered letter from MPAA
Founded over a decade ago, BT-Chat.com has grown to become one of the most popular among movie and TV fans. Ever since, this Canada-based website didn’t encounter any problems; however, a few days ago, the site went offline without official explanation or prior warning. It showed the message “Error 791-the internet is shutdown due to copyright restrictions.” Read more
Kamal Haasan counters piracy by releasing “Uttama Villain” online
HeroTalkies posted a tweet saying “Proud to officially release Andavar Kamal Hassan’s @Uttama_Villain in Herotalkies.com. #SupportOriginal”
The hashtag #SupportOriginal links to Kamal Haasan’s dream of a wide reach of films through online medium. To help counter piracy, he released the movie “Uttama Villain” online in HD 1080p with 5.1 surround sound. Read more
VPPA applied to online streaming
Video Privacy Protection Act or VPPA is a law passed in 1988 and designed for video tapes. Courts are starting to define companies’ obligations to stream media under VPPA. This law prohibits any person who’s engaged in the rental, sale or delivery of pre-recorded audio visual materials or video cassette tapes business from disclosing a consumer’s “personally identifiable information” or PII to third parties without their consent. Read more
Why name-calling such as “trolls” doesn’t matter
Name-calling is not the most important thing when you are defending the rights of the people who are wronged. Critics make it a point to put a bad light to entities that enforce copyright law. Read more
Netflix starts to attract interest and beat torrent networks
According to a recent study, it looks like Netflix Inc. is starting to beat piracy networks in North America. In the first half of 2015, Netflix has gotten so popular that its internet traffic reached 36%. Read more
Torrent visitors should be aware of ransomware attack
SubTorrents.com is a popular file-sharing site in Spain and Latin America that is believed to be silently infecting site visitors with a Trojan. With their Fiesta Exploit Kit, users are subjected to a silent redirection leading them to a malicious payload.
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Why online piracy thrive through the years
Amid the rise of legal streaming websites, online piracy is still a very big business. Even with the relentless efforts of copyright enforcers, the problem seems to stay. One reason is because top brands support the content theft sites through advertising. Read more