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Google Invokes First Amendment to Shield Gmail Users from Piracy Subpoena

February 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

Google is refusing to hand over subscriber data for dozens of Gmail users in an ongoing piracy lawsuit at an Illinois federal court. Adult entertainment company Flava Works is trying to identify the alleged pirates, […]

Adult Film Producers Claim Meta Employee Deleted 9TB of Torrented Files

February 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

The high-stakes lawsuit between adult content producers and tech giant Meta over the alleged downloads of copyright-infringing videos is heating up. In a new filing, Strike 3 claims that a Meta employee allegedly deleted over […]

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DISH Sues ‘DMTN IPTV’ in $21m Piracy Lawsuit whose Operator Posed as Breaking Bad Creator

February 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

Pay TV provider DISH Network has filed a complaint against ‘DMTN IPTV’ and its alleged operators, including one who posed as Breaking Bad’s creator on Facebook. The lawsuit, filed in a New York federal court, […]

California Federal Court Rules DMCA Subpoenas Can’t Be Used for Foreign Piracy Lawsuits

February 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

A California federal court has ruled that identity information obtained through DMCA subpoenas cannot be used for foreign copyright lawsuits, rejecting manga publisher Shueisha’s attempt to use it outside the United States. The decision comes […]

Aylo Wins $90 Million Default Judgment Against Porn Piracy Network

January 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

Adult entertainment conglomerate Aylo has won a $90 million default judgment against a large piracy ring in a Washington federal court. Recouping these damages will be a challenge because the owner of the sites was […]

Storm Chasers Sue Meta for Ignoring Repeat Infringements of Popular Accounts

January 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

For independent creators documenting the world’s most extreme weather, the real disaster isn’t the storm; it’s the aftermath on social media. A coalition of professional storm chasers has sued Meta for systematic copyright infringement. The […]

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X Sues Music Publishers Over “Weaponized” DMCA Takedown Conspiracy

January 10, 2026 World Justice News 0

Elon Musk’s X Corp. filed a landmark antitrust complaint against the NMPA, Sony, Universal, and other major music publishers, claiming that they used a coordinated “extortionate campaign” to force licensing deals. The lawsuit alleges that […]

Brazilian Criminal Court Convicts Yout.com Owner in Landmark Stream Ripping Case

December 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

The owner of popular U.S.-based stream-ripping site Yout.com has been found guilty of massive copyright infringement by a criminal court in Brazil. Last week, the court sentenced American citizen Johnathan Nader to a prison term […]

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GoDaddy Ordered To Unmask Owners of over 100 Alleged Copyright-Infringing Domains

December 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

In late May 2025, a Gibraltar-based company asked GoDaddy to deny service to over 100 domains, based on allegations of widespread copyright infringement. A subsequent DMCA subpoena, compelling GoDaddy to disclose the operators’ personal details, […]

US Supreme Court considers Can ISPs Be Liable For Piracy By Doing Nothing?

December 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

Can an ISP be held liable for piracy simply by “doing nothing”? The Supreme Court has addressed this billion-dollar question. While record labels argued that Cox turned a blind eye to “habitual abusers,” the ISP […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]