On reading the report’s summary, there is a strong wave of deja-vu. It hardly seems like 4 years have passed similar claims put out by a UK industry group were debunked. Worse still, the same old tricks are being used again to cloud the issue. The only difference is that instead of just concen...

One of the up sides of drive-in cinemas is that people are free to talk inside their own cars, use their phones, and even smoke at will. This privacy can also mean that spotting someone surreptitiously recording the movie can be hard. Tinted windows can make the use of night vision equipment futile,...

The relatively silent aXXo has appeared during the last few days. Speaking with the users of Mininova, he outlined some advice to help mitigate the effects of what he believes to be a potential security risk. The problem could cause downloads to slow down or even worse, he warns. Not so long ago we ...

Eircom, after initially holding out and maintaining its position so strongly, has now capitulated to the wishes of the music industry. It has settled with a group which runs 90% of Ireland’s music market, putting their wishes above the requirements of its own customer base, who of course, they...

As we have reported many times before, gathering evidence against copyright infringers is not an exact science. Most recently, Comcast sent out an infringement notice to an innocent subscriber because their administration was not up-to-date Dave Satz wrote in to inform us that one of his friends was...

Last week we reported that Web Sheriff, hired by Franz Ferdinand’s label Domino Records, was taking an aggressive stance towards anyone posting links to the band’s new album ‘Tonight’. Sites like SceneReleases and RLSlog did their regular reporting on the leak of the album, w...

RIAA court cases are few and far between. The cost of attorneys usually makes hiring one a costly alternative in comparison to the settlement money that they ask from alleged infringers. Thus far, only one case has actually gone to trial, resulting in a heavy judgment against the defendant, Jammie T...

These two measures are at the core of the government’s new anti-piracy plan for the Internet. According to a report from the Financial Times, Carter’s draft will further call for a new ‘Rights Agency’ to be overlooked by Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition author...

The Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA) was founded in 1996 by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), and has turned itself into a profitable business since. In 2007 the company even received a nomination for the prestigious Lloyds TSB Small Business of the Year Award, but unfortunately for them they ...

Hustler Europe is getting on the “turn piracy into profit” bandwagon. It has recently hired anti-piracy tracking company Media Protector to start tracking down those who share Hustler videos online. Media Protector operates in a similar way to tracking company Digiprotect, who currently ...