Record labels demand streaming providers block AI music scraping
UMG: "We will not hesitate to take steps to protect our rights and those of our artists"
Biden refuses to stop potential Apple Watch import ban
Apple is accused of patent infringement, again
Judge tells copyright troll, "no," he cannot continue filing piracy lawsuits from jail
Prenda Law founder says fraud and money laundering laws violate his civil rights
AI art generator Stable Diffusion faces another copyright lawsuit, this time from Getty
Does data scraping fall under fair use? Not according to Getty Images
Artists launch copyright lawsuit against AI art generators Stable Diffusion and Midjourney
"Another step toward making AI fair & ethical for everyone"
YouTuber fought back against Nintendo DMCA notice and won
For once, someone had the guts to tell Nintendo where to go --- lets see if it holds, though
The UK says sharing Netflix passwords is illegal, could be criminal fraud
But you probably shouldn't worry
US Navy pays German company $154,400 after losing piracy lawsuit
Arrr! Copyright infringement on the high seas
YouTube removes WWDC archive channel after Apple issues copyright notices
The videos went back decades
Google delisted six billion alleged 'pirate' links in ten years
Mountain View's anti-piracy activity is going strong, and rightsholders are happier than ever
Take-Two floods internet with copyright strikes following GTA 6 leak, blames "network intrusion"
Confirming its authenticity in the process
In context: If there's one thing that validates the legitimacy of a massive gaming leak, it's the company behind said title responding with copyright strikes that force the content to be removed. That's what Take-Two did soon after the 90+ videos and screenshots of GTA 6 started hitting the web yesterday. We've also heard that the leaker responsible, who says he is the same 18-year-old hacker that breached Uber, is looking to "negotiate a deal" with Take-Two/Rockstar.
Russia is turning a blind eye to bootleg tech imports, including CPUs, to lessen the impact of trade restrictions
Foreign consumer tech and cars can now be imported and sold in the country without the makers' permission
Epic Games sued by choreographer for allegedly using copyrighted dance moves in Fortnite
Not the first dance-related lawsuit Epic has faced, but this one could have a different outcome
Nintendo won't let you read this Super Mario 64 guidebook from 1996
Because Nintendo lawyers are mean
YouTube is doling out copyright strikes on Destiny content and nobody knows why
Bungie says, 'Don't look at us. Our content is being flagged too.'
People are selling NFTs featuring stolen images of influencers and YouTube gaming stars
Some NFTs showed images photoshopped onto porn magazines
PUBG: Battlegrounds maker sues Apple, Google, and the developer of PUBG Mobile clones
It also wants YouTube to remove a feature-length "live-action dramatization of Battlegrounds"
The developer who ripped off an already ripped-off game apologizes for ripping it off
He is currently appealing Apple's decision to remove his app
Nintendo hacker Bowser settles Switch piracy lawsuit for $10 million in restitution
Don't mess with the real Bowser, Bub; you'll get the horns
Hacker Gary Bowser pleads guilty to piracy charges, agrees to pay Nintendo $4.5 million
The Team-Xecuter member initially denied the allegations
US Copyright Office grants right to repair video game consoles as long as only the optical drive is broken
The good news is the exemption applies to any other 'software-enabled' device without restriction
Nintendo shuts down long-scheduled Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament with less that two-week notice
Numerous tourney-goers are stuck with useless plane tickets and hotel reservations
Amazon Games Studios has stopped laying claim to its employees' independently created games
Developers can now retain the rights to intellectual property created in their free time
Netflix combats VPN region bypassing by blocking some residential IP addresses
Some users are locked out of content even if they do not use a VPN or proxy