Piracy
(Hypebot) — Discord are Reddit are the newest targets in music industry’s ongoing battle against piracy and copyright infringement. Recent industry actions against YouTube ...
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RIAA Beats YouTube Rippers In Court But Seeks Just $82M In Damages
(Hypebot) — The RIAA has scored a major victory in its piracy lawsuit against Russian-based YouTube rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com. A Virginia federal ...
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Facebook, YouTube Agree To Voluntary Anti-Piracy Measures With UK Creatives
(Hypebot) — Backed by the UK government, British creative industries, along with several major social media services like Facebook and YouTube, have settled on ...
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Think Music Piracy Has Been Extinguished? Think Again
(Hypebot) — One in five internet users is accessing unlicensed music files as newer modes of piracy extend the struggle to control unsanctioned ...
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How Innovation Can Sink The (Music) Pirate Ship
(Hypebot) — With many traditional revenue sources for musicians upended by the pandemic, now is the perfect time to look at new revenue ...
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Stream Ripper Petitions US Supreme Court For Relief
(Hypebot) — While most stream-ripping sites have been quick to close their doors when faced with litigation by well-funded industry groups, Russia-based FLVTO.biz ...
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Digital Piracy Explodes During COVID-19 Lockdown
LONDON (Hypebot) –A new study from UK based MUSO shows an unprecedented explosion in digital piracy during the coronavirus lockdown Film was the ...
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Alleged Music Pirate Also Stole Dozens Of Hypebot Articles
(Hypebot) — RikiMusic is pirating dozens of articles from Hypebot as well as allegedly uploading tracks from indie artists to Spotify and Amazon ...
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Why Blockchain Won’t Be Saving The Music Business (Yet)
(Hypebot) — Here Bobby Owsinski outlines why the rise of streaming culture has largely nullified the viability of a blockchain-based system for selling ...
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The Feds Indict 8 People Accused Of Running Two Major Pirate Video On Demand Services
ALEXANDRIA, VA (CelebrityAccess) — A federal grand jury has indicted eight people who are alleged to have run two of the largest unauthorized ...
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