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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 […]

Motion Picture Association Shut Down OnionPlay’s Discord & Tries to Unmask Pirate Site Operator

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

The Motion Picture Association has its eyes set on the streaming portal OnionPlay. After successfully petitioning Discord to shut down the site’s community server, the Hollywood group has secured a DMCA subpoena requiring Discord to […]

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Piracy Liability Dispute Between Universal Music and Cloudflare Reaches EU’s Highest Court

November 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

A legal battle that began over a Sarah Connor album posted on a German pirate site has escalated into a landmark case that will shape EU copyright law. The lawsuit between Universal Music and Cloudflare […]

New Bill Aims to Block Foreign Pirate Sites in the U.S.

February 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Pirate site blocking orders are a step closer to becoming reality in the United States after Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act. Should it become law, FAPDA would allow rightsholders to obtain […]

Man Jailed For Pirate IPTV Used By “Hundreds of Thousands”

January 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man who ran an IPTV piracy operation from his home in Birmingham, UK, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for fraud offenses. The case is a rare example of […]

FMovies Piracy ‘Mastermind’ Confesses – Authorities Confirm Piracy Prosecution

November 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

The alleged owner and operator of FMovies and affiliated platforms, together considered the most visited pirate sites on the planet before they were recently shut down, has confessed and will be prosecuted in Vietnam. Phan […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]