Monday, July 15, 2024

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RIAA Sues Verizon After ISP "Buried Head in Sand" Over Subscribers' Piracy
Andy Maxwell, 15 Jul 08:32 AM

At a time when many pirate sites seem increasingly elusive, oftentimes almost transient as domains, identities, and branding, come and go, static enforcement targets are in limited supply.

The same can't be said for internet service providers and over the past few years, several have paid a very steep price. Not for engaging in piracy per se, but for not responding aggressively enough against subscribers mostly accused of repeatedly pirating movies and music.

Just before the weekend, dozens of record labels including UMG, Warner, and Sony, filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against Verizon at a New York federal court. In common with previous lawsuits that accused rivals of similar inaction, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Services Corp., and Cellco Partnership (dba Verizon Wireless), stand accused of assisting subscribers to download and share pirated music, by not doing enough to stop them.

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The labels' complaint introduces Verizon as one of th...Read More

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 07/15/2024
Ernesto Van der Sar, 15 Jul 01:09 AM

The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.

Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

This week we have three newcomers on the list. "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is the most downloaded title.

The most torrented movies for the week ending on July 15 are:

Movie Rank |
Rank last week |
Movie name |
IMDb Rating / Trailer |

1
(…)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

7.1 / trailer

2
(2)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

7.9 / trailer

3
(…)
The Garfield Movie

5.7 / trailer

4
(1)
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

6.6 / trailer

5
(5)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

6.3 / trailer

6
(8)
Dune: Part Two

8.8 / trailer

7
(6)
Civil War

7.4 / trailer

8
(…)
The Convert

6.6 / trailer

9
(9)
The Fall Guy

7.1 / trailer

10
(…)
The Bikeriders

7.0 / trail...Read More

Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids' Curriculum
Andy Maxwell, 14 Jul 05:32 PM

Under a concept known as Released Time for Religious Instruction (RTRI), children in the United States are permitted to leave school to receive religious instruction elsewhere.

Whether an hour a day or once per week, the fact that young students are taken off-site is a component of the law.

Use of the tax-supported public school system, to finance and help spread whatever beliefs various groups may have, is disallowed under the First Amendment. To remain constitutional, RTRI takes place away from public school premises, with school teachers and authorities' involvement limited to releasing children for instruction.

The current controversy stems from the nature of the 'religious instruction' children receive when not being supervised by their school or their parents. In this matter, rapidly expanding religious group LifeWise provides the instruction. However, a quest by local parents, to raise public awareness of the nature of that instruction, has led to one of their group in Indian...Read More

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