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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, […]

ShareBeast & AlbumJams Operator Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

September 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

The operator of several music piracy sites has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement. Artur Sargsyan ran ShareBeast, a platform claimed by the RIAA to be the largest music piracy site in the United States. […]

Court Rules YouTube Doesn’t Have to Expose IP-Addresses of Movie Pirates

September 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

YouTube doesn’t have to hand over the IP-addresses of infringing uploaders to a German filmmaker, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled. The Court argues that IP-addresses can not be used to send a […]

YouTube-MP3 Settles With RIAA – Site Will Shut Down

September 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

YouTube-MP3, the world’s leading YouTube ripping site, has agreed to shut down indefinitely and hand over its domain to the RIAA. A private settlement agreement, including an undisclosed payment, will end the copyright infringement lawsuit […]

Police Confiscate ‘Pirate’ Media Players

August 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

Following a tip from Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN, local police have confiscated 245 “pirate” media players. The vendor had previously promised to stop selling the devices but while the boxes disappeared from an online store, […]

YouTube Fair Use Case Ends in Victory For h3h3Productions

August 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

The husband-and-wife team behind YouTube channel h3h3Productions have won an important copyright case in New York. After the pair uploaded a reaction video poking fun at YouTuber Matt Hoss he sued them, claiming that republication […]

Daily Mail Sued For ‘Pirating’ Dozens of Viral Videos

July 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Daily Mail is one of the best known British tabloids, read by millions of people around the globe. The website regularly features viral videos, which can be quite entertaining, but according to a new […]

Pirate App Store Operator Jailed for Criminal Copyright Infringement

July 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

Five years after the FBI took down several pirate Android app ‘stores,’ SnappzMarket’s Joshua Taylor has been sentenced to 16 months in prison. While the defense highlighted that Taylor only played a small role as […]

Could Pirate TV Box Users Be Prosecuted For Fraud?

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) recently suggested it could go after people who use ‘pirate’ set-top boxes at home. Such prosecutions are potentially tricky under UK copyright law so chances of success could be […]

FACT Threatens Users of ‘Pirate’ Kodi Add-Ons

June 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

UK anti-piracy group FACT is doing its best to scare anyone who goes near a pirate Kodi add-on. After sellers of pirate boxes and add-on developers, streaming users are now on notice as well. It’s […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

Human Rights

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]