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Operation Anime Phase 2: New Anti-Piracy Crackdown Executed in Brazil
In February 2023, Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security revealed an extension to Operation 404, an ongoing anti-piracy operation…
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Anti-Piracy Veteran Tim Kuik Retires After Leading BREIN for a Quarter Century
In the summer of 2009, hackers from all over the world gathered at an outdoor conference near Vierhouten in the…
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U.S. Trade Representative Flags Vietnam as a Leading Source of Online Piracy
Each year the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) publishes a new update of its Special 301 Report,…
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Nintendo vs. Garry’s Mod: Dissecting the ‘Fake’ Domain Behind All the Chaos
In a world where there’s always someone telling people what to do, Garry’s Mod is a breath of fresh air.…
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U.S. “Know Your Customer” Proposal Will Put an End to Anonymous Cloud Users
It’s long been the case that access to certain services, whether on or offline, will only be granted when customers…
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Researchers Showcase Decentralized AI-Powered Torrent Search Engine
Twenty-five years ago, peer-to-peer file-sharing took the Internet by storm. The ability to search for and share content with complete…
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Vietnam Admits Manga Piracy Problem as New BestBuyIPTV Details Emerge
The joint press release issued Monday by the Premier League and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) was unusual right…
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‘Expensive’ Streaming Services Are a Key Reason for Americans to ‘Pirate’
For online media consumers, things have improved significantly over the years. More content is being made available on-demand than ever…
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There’s More to Copyright Than Financial Incentives, Internet Archive Argues in Court
The non-profit Internet Archive (IA) aims to preserve digital history for generations to come. The organization literally archives key parts…
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New Piracy Shield Legal Challenge Filed at Italy’s Council of State
Since its launch early February, Italy’s Piracy Shield system and its operators have been at the center of a series…
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