Tag: Piracy
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Supreme Court Will Not Hold Cox Liable in Billion Dollar Music Piracy Case
The Supreme Court has ruled against the music industry in a case against Cox Communications. The case began in 2019, with major labels including Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group coming together and filed a lawsuit against Cox. The labels said that Cox was liable for its customers violating music copyrights…
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Streameast Shutdown: 7+ Safe Alternatives to Stream NFL, NBA & More Live Sports This Fall
For those who “sail the seven seas,” they will have to do so without Streameast after the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform was shut down. The news comes the day before the 2025 NFL season kicks off and the second week of the college football season. The world’s leading antipiracy coalition, the Alliance for…
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Former DVD Company Employee Sentenced After Pirating Pre-Release DVDs
On Thursday, a court in Tennessee sentenced Steven Hale, a former employee of a company that manufactured and distributed DVDs and Blu-rays, to 57 months in prison. Hale had been stealing pre-release DVDs and Blu-rays of blockbuster movies and distributing them online. “The defendant profited from the creativity and intellectual property of others by stealing…
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The Largest Sports Piracy Streaming Service Just Got Shut Down
In a significant blow to online piracy, Egyptian authorities have dismantled Streameast, touted as the world’s largest live sports piracy operation, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced on Wednesday. The sprawling network, which amassed over 1.6 billion visits in the past year across its 80 associated domains, offered unauthorized access to a wide…
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Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court: Internet Providers Should Not Be Forced to Disconnect Alleged Pirates
In a significant development in the ongoing battle over internet service provider (ISP) liability for copyright infringement, the Trump administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case involving Cox Communications and major record labels. The administration, through Solicitor General John Sauer, a Trump nominee, filed a brief on May 27, 2025, arguing…
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Major Studios & Cable TV Networks Sue Illegal Streaming Services Including a Popular YouTuber
In a bold crackdown on digital piracy, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE)—a coalition of entertainment giants including Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Paramount, and other major Hollywood studios—filed two separate copyright infringement lawsuits, targeting the alleged operators of illicit IPTV services in the United States. The legal actions, lodged in federal courts in Pennsylvania and…
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Media Companies Are Spending Millions to Stop Piracy
A wave of shutdowns and disruptions has hit some of the largest pirate streaming sites specializing in Asian entertainment, signaling an intensified effort by media companies to combat online copyright infringement. Dramacool, a popular hub for Asian dramas, recently announced the closure of its network of websites, including Asianc, Watchasia, Dramanice, and Runasian. This move,…
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Police Raids Dismantles World’s Largest Piracy Network
In a massive coordinated effort, law enforcement agencies across 10 countries have successfully dismantled what is believed to be the world’s largest piracy network. Operation Takendown, supported by the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA), involved raids and arrests in the UK, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and Romania. Massive Scale of Operation…
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Piracy Site FMovies Taken Down, Major Studio Anti-Piracy Group Claims Win
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a coalition that aims to protect corporate profits and copyrighted materials of entertainment companies and film studios, claimed they have taken down the world’s largest pirate streaming operation. Fmovies, based in Vietnam, was the most popular site that was taken down by the operation. ACE and the Hanoi…
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Internet Service Providers May Soon Have to Be More Aggressive to Stop Piracy or Pay Up
RIAA is no stranger to lawsuits with a long history of suing pirates for infringing on their music. Now it has targeted internet service providers for not responding fast enough to DMCA takedown requests. Recently, RIAA won a $1 billion jury verdict against Cox Communications for failing to do enough to respond to copyright claims—a…