Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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DMCA Shortcut Helps Movie Companies Cheaply Identify 'Potential' BitTorrent Pirates
Ernesto Van der Sar, 20 Apr 10:05 PM

Several movie companies have obtained a DMCA subpoena to identify 25 account holders whose IP-addresses were caught sharing pirated content. This is an effective shortcut without any oversight from a federal judge. It significantly reduces costs and legal hurdles to go after alleged pirates. However, this procedure is not undisputed.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

YouTube Class Action: Plaintiff Can't Identify Piracy Without Access to Content ID
Andy Maxwell, 20 Apr 11:41 AM

Maria Schneider's class action lawsuit against YouTube has taken another unusual turn. The complaint alleges massive infringement but thus far identifies no infringing videos. YouTube wants to know exactly what it's dealing with but Schneider says that since she has no access to Content ID - a big part of why the complaint was originally filed - she can't easily provide that information.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

 
 
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