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Coder busted over GTA cheat codes
A US district court has granted video game developer Take-Two Interactive's request for a permanent injunction against a coder who profited by creating cheats for the “Grand Theft Auto” series.
‘Acid rain’ of online piracy dissolving copyright: Philip Pullman
“The law of copyright is one of the bastions of civilized living, but the acid rain of online piracy is slowly dissolving something we thought was set in stone,” according to author Philip Pullman.
France to pass new online anti-piracy law this summer
France’s culture minister has said there will be “no delay” in the implementation of the European Copyright Directive into French national law ahead of the two-year deadline set by the EU.
Lawyer who sued over pornography copyright set for jail
A lawyer who sued thousands of people for copyright violations after they allegedly downloaded pornography that he planted on BitTorrent websites should be jailed for 12-and-a-half-years, the US government has said.
Gang arrested in Spain after Premier League piracy sting
Spanish police have arrested five individuals after an investigation into pirate broadcasts of Premier League matches on a global streaming service.
IP experts urge EU to bin ‘misguided’ copyright plans
European academics specialising in IP have asked the EU to drop Article 11 (now Article 15 in the latest version) and 13 (now Article 17) of the proposed Copyright Directive.
Online platforms protest copyright directive ahead of final vote
Websites including Wikipedia, Reddit, Twitch and PornHub yesterday highlighted their concerns over the recently agreed European Copyright Directive.
Italy’s top court rules in major Yahoo takedown case
A notice and takedown request does not have to include the URL of the infringing content, Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled.
Texas ISP denied safe harbour defence in DCMA trial
A US district court has ruled that Texas internet service provider Grande must proceed to a copyright infringement trial against a series of record companies without a safe harbour defence.
Gang jailed over ‘The Expendables 3’ torrent offences: PIPCU
Four UK-based men have been sentenced to prison after setting up an illegal torrent website for high-profile films and costing the industry approximately £8.5 million ($11.3 million).
