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Pirate Site Operators Facing Six Years Prison, Six Million Euros in Damages

December 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

In 2015, authorities in Spain launched an investigation into pirate site Descargasmix.com and around 15 associated domains. At the time the sites were considered to be the most important platforms targeting Spanish-speaking audiences. Two men, […]

Piracy Trial Between Record Labels and ISP Grande Postponed

March 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

The piracy liability trial between a group of RIAA labels and Texas ISP Grande Communications has been postponed until September. The trial was initially scheduled to start last week. However, it was pushed back because […]

Man Who Sold Pirate IPTV Must Pay £521,000 or Face Five More Years in Prison

March 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man who was sentenced in 2018 to 4.5 years in prison for selling pirate IPTV devices to pubs and clubs has been ordered to pay £520,000 to the public purse. Failure to come up […]

Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law

January 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Universities and Science Minister Chris Skidmore has said that the UK will not implement the EU Copyright Directive after the country leaves the EU. Several companies have criticised the law, which would hold them accountable for not […]

EU Court: Unauthorized Sale of Used eBooks Infringes Copyright

December 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Selling second-hand paper books is regular business for thousands of companies around the world, but what if those books are digital? A ruling just handed down by Europe’s highest court has determined that the unauthorized […]

Movie Pirate Pleads Guilty, Faces Five Years in Prison, Forfeits Millions of Dollars

November 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who ran several US-based ‘pirate’ websites has pleaded guilty to one count each of criminal copyright infringement and tax evasion. Talon White, 29, faces up to five years in prison and must pay […]

YouTube Settles Lawsuit With Alleged DMCA Extortion Scammer

October 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

YouTube has settled its DMCA abuse dispute with Nebraska-resident Christopher Brady. The man allegedly extorted several users of the streaming platform by requesting payments in exchange for retracting bogus copyright claims. Brady agreed to pay […]

Eight Men Behind Two Pirate Streaming Services Charged by Grand Jury

August 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Eight men alleged to have operated “two of the largest” movie and TV show streaming sites in the United States have been charged by a federal grand jury. The men are said to have operated […]

Can YouTube Be Liable For Copyright Infringing Videos? EU Court to Decide

August 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

The European Court of Justice is being asked to answer several questions regarding YouTube’s potential liability for pirated videos that are uploaded by its users. The case was referred by Austria’s Supreme Court, which has […]

Bell and Rogers to Request ‘Pirate’ Site Blocking Order in Canada

August 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lawsuit against the alleged ‘pirate’ IPTV provider GoldTV is gearing up to be a test case for pirate site blocking in Canada. A group of major broadcasters and telco giants, including Rogers and Bell, […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]