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MPA/ACE Pounce on New Lookmovie Domain Plus Streaming & IPTV Sites

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

Following a suspension last month, major streaming site Lookmovie was forced to switch to a new domain. Records show that Hollywood quickly went to court to maintain the pressure, while also seeking information on more than a dozen pirate streaming…

Court: Ad Agency Must Pay Damages For Placing Adverts on Pirate Manga Site

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

The Tokyo District Court has ordered two advertising companies to pay damages to a cartoonist whose work was offered illegally on now-defunct pirate manga site, Mangamura. The Court found that by posting adverts on the site, the agencies assisted in…

Judge Recommends $83 Million ‘Piracy’ Damages Award Against YouTube Rippers

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

In a detailed report and recommendation, Virginia Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan concludes that the RIAA is entitled to more than $82 million in piracy damages from YouTube rippers FLVTO and 2Conv. The sites and their Russian operator are liable for…

Rojadirecta Wins Lawsuit Against News Agency Over Inaccurate Anti-Piracy Reporting

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

Popular sports streaming site Rojadirecta has won a lawsuit against reputed news agency Europa Press. Based on information provided by copyright holders, the Spanish news service inaccurately reported that the site was declared illegal by a Danish court. Europa Press…

Denuvo’s Anti-Piracy Protection Probably Makes Sense For Big-Selling AAA Titles

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

A hacking team believed to have obtained data from gaming giant Ubisoft has published documents that claim to reveal the costs of implementing Denuvo’s anti-piracy protection. While the service doesn’t come cheap, the figures suggest that for a big company…

Swiss Police & Europol Shut Down Pirate IPTV Service in First-of-a Kind Action

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

Following a criminal complaint filed by Canal+ and anti-piracy company NAGRA, an IPTV provider distributing more than 84,000 TV shows and movies has been shut down by local police with assistance from Europol. The main domain of KBoxServ now displays…

VMware patches high severity business escalation defect

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

Earlier this week, VMware released multiple patches addressing high severity privilege escalation and denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in a selection of its services. According to a Bleeping Computer report, VMware fixed flaws in the VMware Workstation, Fusion, VMware Remote Console and Horizon Client. The two flaws in…

Popcorn Time Isn’t “Back From The Dead” But the New Version is Borked

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

This morning several news articles celebrated the “return” of Popcorn Time after it apparently went offline a few years ago. This claim simply isn’t true, neither is the assertion that the just released version of the app works as well…

Swap and Track BCH on the New Shapeshift Suite for Noncustodial Crypto Management

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

Shapeshift, the company that allows traders worldwide to exchange hundreds of cryptocurrency pairs launched its new crypto platform that now offers an integrated suite of digital asset management in a noncustodial fashion. The firm believes the latest release offers a…

India to Educate High-Ranking Police Officers on Cryptocurrency

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Bank Articles | 0 Comments

India’s national police academy has launched a cryptocurrency course for high-ranking officers of the Indian Police Service. Among the objectives of the course are the functioning and legal aspects of cryptocurrencies, as well as investigations of cases involving digital coins.…