If you are a cord-cutter or home theater enthusiast on the hunt for a fast, modern streaming hub, you have likely heard about the Nuvio App. Promoted via its official portal at nuvio.tv, Nuvio has quickly become one of the most discussed media players across the streaming community. Designed to aggregate your favorite films and […]

Instagram Uses DMCA Complaint to Protect Users’ “Copyrighted Works”
DMCA notices are sent in their millions every single week, mainly to restrict access to copyright-infringing content. These notices usually target the infringing content itself or links to the same, but there are other options too.
The anti-circumvention…

President Trump Signs USMCA Trade Deal that ‘Exports’ US Copyright Policy
Last month the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed off on a new trade deal, which replaced the quarter-century old the NAFTA agreement.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will accommodate changes in trade that the three…

Kim Dotcom Domain Dispute Settled, Next Up: Supreme Court Extradition Ruling
Kim Dotcom’s under-development file-sharing/crypto project K.im had problems recently when its main K.im domain fell into third-party hands.
As previously reported, communication issues with the registry led to the domain expiring and it…
Promoting Pirate Apps Lands US Phone Store in Court, Again
Millions of people around the world use pirate apps on their mobile devices to stream TV-shows and movies.
In recent years copyright holders have tried to tackle the problem, both in and outside of court.
Hawaiian attorney Kerry Culpepper…

YouTube Rippers Battle RIAA in Takedown Whack-a-Mole
Late last year the RIAA started targeting several YouTube rippers and downloaders by sending relatively rare takedown requests to Google.
Instead of the usual DMCA copyright notices, the music group asked the search engine to remove various…

South Korea Requests Interpol Red Notice to Track Down Pirate Site Operator
For the very first time in a copyright infringement case, South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in conjunction with the National Police Agency has requested a so-called Interpol Red Notice.
Red Notices detail people…

