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Jailed Streaming Site Operator Hit With Fresh $3m Damages Lawsuit

February 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Following a landmark trial last May, a founder of streaming site Swefilmer was jailed for an unprecedented three years, longer than any defendant even in the Pirate Bay case. With an appeal hearing just weeks […]

Huge Rightsholder Coalition Calls on New EU Presidency to Remove Safe Harbors

January 31, 2018 World Justice News 0

A huge coalition of international rightsholder organizations has appealed to the new presidency of the European Council to find an effective solution to the so-called ‘Value Gap’. Featuring an army of record labels, film groups, […]

New Kodi Addon Tool Might Carry Interesting Copyright Liability Implications

January 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

A tool just released by the TVAddons team might carry interesting copyright implications. Github Browser enables Kodi users to install third-party addons directly from development platform Github. This removes the requirement for sites like TVAddons […]

Grumpy Cat wins $710,000 payout in copyright lawsuit

January 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

A cat made famous online because of its permanent scowl has been awarded $710,000 (£500,000) in a copyright case by a California federal court. Grumpy Cat Limited sued the owners of US coffee company Grenade […]

District Court for the Western District of Washington

Judge issues devastating order against BitTorrent copyright troll

January 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Washington District Court has issued a devastating order against a copyright holder of the film “Once Upon a Time in Venice,” which chases alleged BitTorrent pirates for cash settlements. The Court points out that […]

Media Giant Can Keep Seized Ad Revenue From Pirate Sites

January 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

A federal court in Florida has signed a default judgment against more than two dozen relatively small pirate sites. The order grants media conglomerate ABS-CBN ownership of the associated domain names. In addition, it can […]

Russian Site-Blocking Chiefs Under Investigation For Fraud

October 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

A scandal is emerging in Russia after several officials of Russian site-blocking body Rozcomnadzor were charged with fraud. Those arrested include the watchdog’s spokesman and top lawyer, both of whom have been placed under house […]

New Zealand’s ruling National Party guilty of Eminem copyright infringement

October 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

New Zealand’s ruling National Party must pay $600,000 for infringing the copyrights of Eminem’s track “Lose Yourself” in a 2014 election spot. The ruling is significant, not least because the party’s political leader at the […]

Iran Arrests Six Movie Pirates After Rival ‘Licensed’ Pirates Complain

October 3, 2017 World Justice News 0

Six people said to be the administrators of ‘pirate’ movie site Tinymoviez have been arrested by Iranian authorities. What makes the case unusual is that it’s possible for such sites to be licensed by the […]

Football Coach Retweets, Gets Sued for Copyright Infringement

September 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Pennsylvania-based King’s College and head football coach Jeffery Knarr are being sued for copyright infringement. Sports psychologist and author Dr. Keith Bell alleges that both committed offenses when Knarr retweeted a page from his book, […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]