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60-Year-Old Music Pirate Faces Prison in a Country Part-Run By Pirates

TorrentFreak

Unfortunately, those passing by included unnamed rightsholders who filed a criminal copyright complaint with the police. ” After establishing that the albums had been available for download from October 2013 until November 2022, police charged the man with criminal copyright infringement offenses.

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‘£1m’ Pirate TV Box Seller Avoids Prison Due to Private Prosecution Delays

TorrentFreak

After the miniseries was seen by millions earlier this month, private prosecutions – which allow alleged victims of crime to prosecute their own criminal cases – are now a topic of national debate. As a result, the government is under pressure to act against what some believe is an emerging two-tier justice system.

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Kiwi Farms: The Slippery Slope of Curating the Web

TorrentFreak

A decade later, Internet curation is still a hot topic. This is something some of the largest Hollywood companies and record labels failed to do with The Pirate Bay; a site that still uses Cloudflare to this day, despite its founders receiving criminal convictions in Sweden. Apparently, viewpoints have changed quite a bit.

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Establishment and operation of CMOs in Greece

LexBlog IP

These persons must not have been charged, by way of final judgment, with a felony, and must not have been convicted for a felony or a misdemeanour to a penalty of imprisonment of more than two years. active or passive bribery. active or passive bribery. or e.nikolarea@metaxopouloslaw.gr ).

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Flawless IPTV Fugitive Detained in Thailand Following UK Police Request

TorrentFreak

Private criminal prosecutions are complex and expensive but can also offer some great perks; the taxpayer picking up the bill for the prosecution and then paying to keep those convicted in prison, for example. for his work and has no criminal record? When the video returns, the topic of conversation is IPTV. Smith: No.

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A Roundup of German Caselaw Regarding Emojis and Emoticons (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Although the number of published cases reporting factual information about emoji was in the single digits until just recently, and German courts have yet to develop a standard method of dealing with them, the topic is growing rapidly even though courts have some trepidation about it. Hesitation to display emoji in opinions.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Topicality/Impact]. The petitioner claimed that he had been acquitted by a High Court on an appeal from a conviction and sentence passed by a trial court, for offences under the IPC.

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