ACE Shuts US-Based Pirate IPTV Services, Poor Security Costs $2mAndy Maxwell, 16 Aug 11:55 AM Widening discussions on the seemingly limitless potent
 | Widening discussions on the seemingly limitless potential of AI suggest profound implications for most jobs in the future. Of those with the greatest chance of surviving the AI revolution, fighting crime online must be one of the stronger candidates. With piracy close to ubiquitous, work opportunities exist, to put it mildly. The realm of content protection may yet have an AI savior waiting in the wings, but until a model can accurately determine fair use and conduct complex, error-free investigations, humans retain the upper hand. Meanwhile, the entertainment industry has more content protection work than ever before, much of it with an ideal completion date of yesterday. Larissa Knapp, the new head of content protection at the MPA, will undoubtedly meet challenges like these head on. This week the former FBI official revealed the culmination of an investigation in the United States where basic mistakes may have contributed to the services' downfall. The press release itself includ...Read More | Late 2019, Internet provider Cox Communications lost its legal battle against a group of major record labels, including Sony and Universal. Following a two-week trial, a Virginia jury held Cox liable for its pirating subscribers. The ISP failed to disconnect repeat infringers and was ordered to pay $1 billion in damages. Cox challenged the verdict through several routes and earlier this year booked a partial victory. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that the ISP was contributorily liable for pirating subscribers, but reversed the vicarious copyright infringement finding. A new trial will determine the appropriate damages amount given these new conclusions. Following this ruling, Cox asked for the damages question to be put on hold, as there were other matters pending. Among them, a planned Supreme Court petition filed a few hours ago. Cox Files Supreme Court Petition In a public statement today, Cox warns that the current ruling jeopardizes internet access for all Ame...Read More | More than twelve years have passed since Megaupload became the prime target in a high-profile law enforcement operation, which led to the collapse of Kim Dotcom's file-storage empire. While time moved on, the New Zealand-based 'Internet personality' was still waiting to hear whether he would be extradited to the United States where a criminal prosecution is pending. With the stakes this high, no legal resources are being spared. Many millions of dollars have been poured into this legal battle since 2012, and the end is still nowhere in sight. In 2020, the Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled that Kim Dotcom and his colleagues could indeed be extradited to the United States. However, this still wasn't set in stone, as judicial reviews and appeals were still pending. Megaupload defendants van der Kolk and Ortmann eventually opted for a deal. The pair pled guilty but were allowed to serve their respective 30 and 31-month prison sentences in New Zealand. Dotcom, meanwhile, vowed to 'figh...Read More |
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