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Court Officially Orders U.S.-Based IPTV Operator to Pay Amazon & Netflix $18.75 Million

March 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

A federal judge in Texas has signed a default judgment ordering Dallas IPTV operator William Freemon to pay $18,750,000 in copyright damages to Amazon, Netflix, and several major Hollywood studios. The eight domains associated with […]

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, […]

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Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

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‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]