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PIPCU arrests hacker accused of stealing unreleased songs
The City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has arrested a suspected hacker who allegedly stole unreleased songs from world-famous recording artists.
Nintendo sues pirate website for “mass scale” infringement
Nintendo has filed a copyright and trademark infringement suit against the operators of a website which allegedly offers pirate versions of its video games for download.
Use of illicit streaming devices surges in Philippines: report
A third of Flipino consumers are using illicit streaming devices to stream pirated TV and video content, a 6% hike year-on-year, according to a survey commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy.
English High Court orders ISPs to block pirate sites selling Nintendo games
The English High Court has ordered five major UK internet service providers to block access to websites which enable users to illegally download games for Nintendo’s Switch console.
Australian court to rule on TM dispute between Lavazza and Vittoria
The Federal Court of Australia is to hear a trademark dispute between Italian coffee company Lavazza and its Australian competitor Vittoria over the Italian word for “gold”.
US legislators call on Google to expand copyright efforts
A group of US lawmakers has told Google, parent company of YouTube, that creators risk being left behind by YouTube’s copyright protection policies.
IP dominates Beijing Internet Court’s first year
IP disputes made up 80% of cases heard by the Beijing Internet Court over its first year in existence, Chinese state media have reported.
Audible stalls ‘Captions’ feature rollout following copyright suit
Amazon’s Audible will not enable its new “Audible Captions” feature for a number of audiobooks, following a copyright infringement complaint by several members of the Association of American Publishers.
Juul takes on online counterfeiters selling to minors
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has taken legal action against counterfeiters which it says are making dangerous counterfeits of its vaping products and selling them to minors.
Burberry takes on counterfeiters operating ‘hundreds’ of websites
Burberry has filed a trademark infringement suit against the operators of a number of online websites which allegedly sell counterfeit products.
