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YouTube Orders ‘Invidious’ Privacy Software to Shut Down in 7 Days

TorrentFreak

billion users overall and around 120 million users active daily, YouTube is an entertainment powerhouse and a globally-recognized brand. Invidious: A Privacy Front-End For YouTube Invidious describes itself as an open source alternative front-end to YouTube. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. Image Sources : Shutterstock] Protection Under Copyright Act, Licensing & Contractual Issues for the Celebrities A celebrity is a well-known person. The Indian Copyright Act of 1957 forbids and punishes acts of piracy.

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Which VPN Providers Really Take Privacy Seriously in 2023?

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All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. That includes copyright infringement.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that?

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Mega Reports Surge in Copyright Takedown Requests

TorrentFreak

A year after Megaupload was shut down, Kim Dotcom launched a brand new file-hosting service called Mega. The platform, which has a strong privacy focus, is now the go-to file storage platform for millions of people. Twice a year Mega publishes a transparency report that reveals the volume of copyright complaints.

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“Perfect” Piracy Shield & Propaganda: Blocking Blunders Branded “Fake News”

TorrentFreak

That may suggest that they have been unlawfully blocked, especially since the regulations and Privacy Shield policy disallow any blocking of innocent parties. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Internet Intermediaries And Contributory Copyright Infringement

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However, it opens the gateway to anonymous pirates to duplicate copyrighted works and disseminate them online. Due to the fact that it is not practicable for copyright owners to detect and fine-tooth comb all the individual users, copyright owners depend on and hold liable the internet intermediaries that allow pirated works to exist.