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YouTuber Kai Cenat facing charges after game console giveaway sparks chaos in New York, with 65 arrests

August 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

A YouTuber’s game console giveaway has sparked chaotic scenes in Manhattan’s Union Square. Detectives are planning to charge Kai Cenat with inciting a riot – and the police say 65 arrests were made. Thousands of […]

U.S. Seeks 70-Month Prison Sentence for YouTube Content ID Scammer

June 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

By pretending to be legitimate music rightsholders, two men managed to extract over $23 million in revenue from YouTube’s content-ID system. Both were arrested, pleaded guilty, and now face multi-year prison terms. This week, the […]

Major YouTube Copyright Lawsuit Nears Trial With Almost Everything On the Line

May 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Maria Schneider’s lawsuit against YouTube alleges several types of mass copyright infringement and repeat infringer failures. The trial begins next month, with proposed jury instructions already running to 243 pages. YouTube believes it will win, […]

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High Court: YouTube-Ripping is Illegal. UK National Newspaper: YouTube-Ripping Is Totally Legal

April 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Ripping YouTube streams to MP3 files is something millions of people do every day. Most probably have no idea of the legal battles playing out behind the scenes, including at the High Court in London […]

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Yout.com Reignites RIAA Stream-Ripping Dispute at Court of Appeal

February 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com has filed its appeal brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The service aims to reverse a district court ruling that dismissed Yout’s claims against the […]

Bungie’s $7.7m Lawsuit Against ‘DMCA Fraudster’ Set For Jury Trial in April 2024

January 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Bungie’s $7.7m lawsuit, against a gamer who allegedly sent fraudulent DMCA notices while claiming to represent Bungie, is heading for trial. Bungie alleges that Destiny gamer Nicholas Minor caused substantial damage to its reputation and […]

YouTubers Must Pay $3.5m Damages For Uploading 10-Minute Movie Edits

November 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two people who transformed full-length movies into YouTube videos that could be watched in just 10 minutes have been hit hard by a court in Japan. More than a dozen copyright holders targeted the pair […]

Amanda Todd: Dutch man convicted of sexually extorting teenager

August 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Dutch man accused of harassing a Canadian girl who later took her own life has been found guilty of multiple charges by a court in British Columbia. The charges against Aydin Coban, 44, included […]

YouTube accused of not tackling Musk Bitcoin scam streams

June 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

YouTube is being criticised for failing to tackle a network of cyber-criminals streaming fake Elon Musk videos to scam viewers. The criminals are hijacking YouTube accounts and using the videos to promote bogus cryptocurrency giveaways. […]

YouTube and Uploaded Could be Liable For Pirating Users, Court Rules

June 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

Platforms such as YouTube and Uploaded could be directly liable for the copyright-infringing uploads of their users. The German Federal Court of Justice came to this conclusion based on advice from the EU’s top court. […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

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US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]