The NBA, NFL and UFC want instantaneous DMCA takedownsThey claim the current enforcement is too slow to remove many infringing livestreams in time.By W. Shanklin, 08.29.2023
Nintendo Switch developers can now use Denuvo to curb piracyThis is the first security partner to be added to the dev portal. By L. Bonk, 08.23.2023
'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' spoilers flood the internet after pre-launch leakThe full game is making the round on pirate sites, nearly two weeks ahead of its launch date.By S. Buckley, 05.01.2023
Feds charge Russians linked to the 'world's largest' pirated e-book libraryZ-Library had over 11 million titles.By J. Fingas, 11.17.2022
Netflix will begin charging 'extra user' fees early next yearSo you'd better hurry up and boot your ex from your account. By A. Tarantola, 10.18.2022
DuckDuckGo reportedly removes search results for major pirate websites (updated)YouTube-dl also appeared to be gone.By J. Fingas, 04.15.2022
Bowser sentenced to 40-month prison sentence for video game crimesGary Bowser was a member of console hacking group Team Xecuter. By I. Bonifacic, 02.10.2022
Illegal movie streaming service Popcorn Time shuts downWhether it's gone for good remains to be seen. By M. Moon, 01.06.2022
Malaysia's updated copyright law imprisons streaming pirates for up to 20 yearsThe country is closing a copyright gap with strict measures.By J. Fingas, 12.19.2021
Roblox deal with Sony will create (legal) in-game music experiencesThis could help Roblox fend off a copyright lawsuit.By J. Fingas, 07.06.2021
Nintendo sues Bowser for violating copyright with Switch hacksYes, that's his name.By J. Fingas, 04.17.2021
US arrests two members of console hacking group Team XecuterThe two face 11 felony charges each. By I. Bonifacic, 10.02.2020
Three men have been charged with leaking movies for nearly a decadeTheir piracy group may have cost film studios tens of millions of dollars.By C. Fisher, 08.27.2020
Book publishers sue Internet Archive for allegedly enabling piracyThey allege that the IA is committing ‘willful mass copyright infringement.’By C. Fisher, 06.01.2020
Nintendo takes legal action against US Switch hack sellersThe games giant filed two lawsuits on Friday.By R. England, 05.19.2020
Recommended Reading: The internet sleuths who caught the Astros cheatingThe best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.By B. Steele, 01.18.2020
Two men plead guilty to running large illegal streaming sitesThey're the first of eight to face court over two large piracy outlets.By J. Fingas, 12.15.2019
Nintendo sues ROM-sharing website for at least $2 millionThe company is serious about preventing piracy of its games.By G. Torbet, 09.12.2019
Nintendo wins court case to block Switch piracy websites in the UKBritish internet providers are required to deny access.By J. Fingas, 09.10.2019
Movie sanitizing service ordered to pay $62 million in piracy suitVidAngel edited adult-oriented themes out of films and rented them to customers. By K. Holt, 06.19.2019