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U.S. Pirate IPTV Operator Faces $9 Million in Damages After Ghosting Hollywood Lawsuit

November 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Pennsylvania man, alleged to be the operator of several pirate IPTV services including ‘Shrugs’ and ‘Zing’, faces a potential $9 million default judgment. After major Hollywood studios sued him in March, the defendant was […]

Amazon tribe sues New York Times over story it says led to porn addict claims

May 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Amazonian tribe has sued the New York Times (NYT) over a report about the community gaining access to high-speed internet, which it claims led to its members being labelled as porn addicts. The defamation […]

Hollywood Studios Sue Pirate IPTV Services in U.S. Court

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) filed two separate copyright infringement lawsuits yesterday, targeting the alleged operators of IPTV services including ‘Outer Limits IPTV’, ‘Shrugs’ and ‘Zing’. Amazon, Netflix and several major […]

eBay to pay $3m fine over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple’s home

January 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Online retailer eBay has agreed to pay a $3m (£2.4m) fine to resolve criminal charges over employees who harassed a couple by sending live spiders, cockroaches to their home. David and Ina Steiner also had […]

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Dish Wins $2.1 Million From Texan Who Sold Pirate IPTV Through Amazon

December 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Texas man who sold access to the pirate ‘Super Arab IPTV’ service through Amazon and Walmart, is liable for more than $2 million in damages. The default judgment, requested by broadcaster Dish, also targets […]

Amazon shuts French warehouses after court ruling

April 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Amazon is going to temporarily close its six warehouses in France after a court ordered it to stop all but essential deliveries. An internal document sent to unions on Wednesday said the closures would last […]

Brazil: Amazon land defender killed by illegal loggers

November 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

A young indigenous land defender has been shot dead and another wounded by illegal loggers in Brazil’s Amazon. Paulo Paulino Guajajara was reportedly attacked and shot in the head while hunting on Friday inside the […]

Instagram: Facebook probes breach of millions of influencer accounts

May 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Photo sharing site Instagram says it is trying to find out how contact details of almost 50 million of its users were stored online in an unguarded database. TechCrunch, which broke the story, said it […]

Murder Detectives Extract Data From Amazon Echo Speaker Device

December 28, 2016 World Justice News 0

US police investigating a murder have tussled with Amazon over access to data gathered by one of its Amazon Echo speakers. The voice-controlled device was found near to a hot tub where the victim was […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]