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Mega Reports Surge in Copyright Takedown Requests

TorrentFreak

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. Repeat Infringers. Mega has a repeat infringer policy when it comes to copyright infringement claims.

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Which VPN Providers Really Take Privacy Seriously in 2023?

TorrentFreak

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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VPN Restrictions Are Problematic, App Association Tells U.S. Government

TorrentFreak

VPNs are valuable tools for people who want to access the Internet securely and with decent privacy. Russia began cracking down on VPNs in 2017 to help deter copyright infringement. “This is an obvious trade barrier and real threat to the free market,” ACT writes in its letter to the USTR. ” China Too.

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Movie Companies Want VPNs to Log User Data and Disconnect Pirates

TorrentFreak

Amidst growing concerns about online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. Logging Repeat Infringers?

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Bungie Wins Powerful Disclosure Order to Identify Anonymous Cheat Makers

TorrentFreak

Six causes of action including copyright infringement, trafficking in circumvention devices contrary to the DMCA, trademark violations, and unfair competition, encouraged three defendants to settle with Bungie. However, with Ring-1 still in business, more work lay ahead. However, with Ring-1 still in business, more work lay ahead.

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Lawsuit: Cloudflare & NameSilo Profit From ‘Repeat Infringer’ Pirates

TorrentFreak

In parallel, websites that sell pirated copies of TIR’s copyrighted videos compete in the same market by targeting TIR’s customers. The complaint notes that at least two of these pirate sites use privacy services provided by the named defendants – Cloudflare and domain company NameSilo. 65 Videos in Total.

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X Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

First, the court held that the damages X incurred (primarily the loss of advertisers after CCDH published negative reports using scraped data) were unforeseeable when the ToS were agreed upon in 2019. This slightly opens the door for other platforms to claim that their ToS protect different interests, such as users’ privacy.

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