piracy – World Justice News

FIFA World Cup Triggers a Global Anti-Piracy Crackdown

July 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

During the FIFA World Cup, law enforcement and private partners across multiple continents have seized or blocked well over a thousand pirate streaming domains, arrested suspects, and cut off advertising revenue. Taken together, “Operation Offsides” […]

Meta Must Face Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit as Court Denies Dismissal

June 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

To keep their piracy lawsuit alive, adult film producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media don’t have to prove Meta used their films for AI training. A California federal judge has denied Meta’s motion to […]

Broadcaster Loses FIFA World Cup Rights After 20 Years, Citing “Rampant Piracy”

May 17, 2026 World Justice News 0

After more than two decades broadcasting the FIFA World Cup in Malaysia, pay-TV operator Astro has lost the rights to the tournament. The company says that “rampant piracy” reduced the value of the rights, noting […]

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, […]

News

Amazon Wins $6 Million in Damages Against Pirated DVD Stores, Plus Domain Takeovers

February 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

More than two years ago, Amazon sued a network of websites that sold pirated DVDs of Prime Video exclusives such as The Rings of Power and The Boys. The defendants, believed to be based in […]

News

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 […]

Indian ‘Piracy Kingpin’ Acquitted After 10-Years Due to Lack of Evidence

January 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

More than ten years ago, Indian police arrested the alleged mastermind behind the popular TellyTorrents site. The supposed piracy kingpin, who spent 311 days in custody before being released on bail, saw his life fall […]

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 […]

Bypass Amazon Fire TV Stick Piracy Ban and See What Happens Next

December 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

After enjoying years of relative freedom to do whatever they liked with their Amazon Fire TV Sticks, last month users were informed that apps linked to piracy would be blocked, banned, or even deleted moving […]

Human Rights

Reddit Moderator Convicted for Sharing Nude Scenes in Landmark ‘Moral Rights’ Copyright Case

November 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Danish court has handed down a historic verdict, convicting a Reddit moderator in the country’s first-ever criminal case for violating copyright’s “right of respect”. The now 40-year-old man was given a 7-month suspended prison […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]