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Piracy Shield: AGCOM Fines ISP Assoc. For ‘Obstructing Supervisory Activities’

TorrentFreak

ASSOProvider’s Stand and Subsequent Reward ASSOProvider is an association representing the interests of more than 200 small to medium-sized companies and ISPs in the Italian internet and telecoms sector. Furthermore, AGCOM itself sent a notice to all Italian providers asking them to participate in the working table.”

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Pirate Site FMovies Rivals Major Streaming Platforms in U.S. Web Traffic

TorrentFreak

For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. Why don’t the online service providers block it right now, like today?” With no Internet providers present at the hearing, this question remained unanswered. However, ISPs are not likely to act voluntarily, at least not without assurances.

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Pirate Site Blocking Demands Intensify as U.S. Lawmakers Get Fmovies Walkthrough

TorrentFreak

For a long time, pirate site blocking was considered a topic most U.S. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. On the other side, CCIA’s Matthew Schruers defended the interests of Internet services. politicians would rather avoid.

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Filmmakers Want WOW! to Block Pirate Sites & Disconnect Repeat Infringers

TorrentFreak

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. These Internet providers are accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications. As such, WOW!

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Minnesota Wants to Ban Under-18s From User-Generated Content Services

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

As part of an omnibus bill, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a troubling bill restricting how under-18 users engage with user-generated content (UGC) services. [At I imagine this bill is moving forward only because Minnesota parents don’t realize what the legislature intends to do to their children–and their Internet.

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High Court: YouTube-Ripping is Illegal. UK National Newspaper: Totally Legal

TorrentFreak

Strangely, the value of ‘likes’ and ‘views’ is comprehensively understood when the topic of conversation isn’t centered on ripping music from YouTube. ” 2) Sites’ whole purpose was to “circumvent the copyright-protecting safeguards” built into services like YouTube.

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Japan’s Systematic Assault on Manga & Anime Piracy Broadens & Intensifies

TorrentFreak

By offering free localization and distribution services in what was once a chronically underserved overseas market, hobbyist translators and pirate sites made manga more accessible in every way. internet companies to support a potential lawsuit in Vietnam or Japan. service providers will help them to identify pirates.