Back in 2014, the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) arrested Callum Haywood for bypassing UK pirate site blockade. Haywood undergone interrogation but was later released on bail. He also agreed to voluntarily give up a number of sites, although this did not stop the police from pursuing the case. Read more
What to do after receiving a TCYK LLC letter
Entities pursue copyright infringers based on the evidence they’ve gathered with the help of IT experts. However, those who receive copyright letters bring up issues regarding the claims. These copyright issues may include incorrect ISP, “fake” IP address, and false evidence among others. Read more
Sky customers to pay for allegedly pirating “The Company You Keep”
As a legal firm that advocates the unlawfulness of online copyright infringement, TCYK LLC has taken matters into its hands by sending letters to Sky broadband customers who allegedly pirated the Robert Redford film “The Company You Keep”, which starred Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon and Shia LaBeouf. Read more
Madonna’s Israeli hacker jailed for 14 months
A 39-year-old Israeli hacker and former contestant of Israel’s version of Austrian Idol, Adi Lederman, was indicted of leaking fragments of Madonna’s new album “Rebel Heart” and was found guilty of intellectual property infringement. He is sentenced to 14-month custody by Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on July 9, 2015. Read more
Hollywood and Microsoft gained $17.2m over online piracy
The online piracy trial over piracy protection between 26-year-old proprietor of Wawa-Mania, Dimitri Mader, and foremost movie and music copyright owners and software provider Microsoft, which has been going from 2009 had finally ended. The alleged culprit had been ordered to pay reparations amounting to $17.2 million. Read more
Ruili to sue companies for naming rights
“Government officials in the Yunnan border town of Ruili held a forum this week discussing how to legally protect the city’s name. One option, openly supported by the many on July 5 meeting, is to sue companies trading on the Ruili name in provincial courts for intellectual property right infringement. However, it remains unclear if such litigation is even possible.” – (Gokunming.com) Read more
Colour Planet sued Safaricom over exclusive trademark rights
Mobile payments solutions provider Colour Planet arraigns leading mobile network operator Safaricom over copyright infringement of its trademark through its latest product Okoa Stima. Read more
Oracle: Rimini Street copyright trial to push through in September
On Tuesday, Oracle Corp claims for $200 million damages and injunction, and filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Rimini Street Inc., and its Chief Executive Seth Ravin, which would go to trial in September. Read more
Dwayne Walker charged Jay Z over Roc-A-Fella logo
On Monday, a Bronx New York designer, Dwayne Walker, sued Jay Z in lieu of fees from Roc-A-Fella Records logo; pursuing jurisprudence of a federal justice tantamount to $7 million litigation. Read more
Piracy gang behind almost 700 crores lost in silver screen trade
Central Crime Branch trapped pirated DVD clamor and arrested seven individuals. An evaluation resulted to Rs. 700 crore losses in big screen trades in the last two years. Read more