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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Startup Leverages DMCA Notices As Artist Marketing Tool - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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startup use DMCA DMCA notices marketing artists tool piracy as promotion politics against because freedom ideas speech

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 Jan 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 Jan 16
     
    " Ernesto on January 6, 2016 C: 39 Breaking Every day millions of pirates are being tracked by companies working for the entertainment industries. This data is often used to warn or even sue alleged offenders, but a new startup is taking a different route. Instead of punishing pirates they treat them as fans, allowing artists to use DMCA notices as a marketing tool."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Online Piracy Drops in Australia, Thanks to Netflix - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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online piracy drops australia thanks netflix choice chance

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Oct 15 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Oct 15
       
      # ! #choice is the #chance, not persecution of (sharing) Aficionad@s who, in the other hand, are giving important lessons to the industry...
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Oct 15
     
    " Ernesto on October 14, 2015 C: 49 News For the first time in years, online piracy rates have dropped significantly in Australia. The downswing coincides with the launch of Netflix, which played a key role as most consumers who say they are pirating less cite legal alternatives as the main reason. "
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Oct 15
     
    " Ernesto on October 14, 2015 C: 49 News For the first time in years, online piracy rates have dropped significantly in Australia. The downswing coincides with the launch of Netflix, which played a key role as most consumers who say they are pirating less cite legal alternatives as the main reason. "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

New Game of Thrones Episode Leaks Online Early - TorrentFreak [# ! Note...] - 0 views

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HBO producer Game of Thrones leaks its film Internet piracy blaming strategy manipution laws censorship

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 May 16 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 May 16
       
      # ! Well: HBO is Time Warner [http://www.timewarner.com/company/corporate-responsibility # ! ... and Time Warner is: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000094] # ! Now You can explain Yourself the origin and the real aim of 'The War On File-Sharing'... # ! ;)
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 May 16
     
    " By Ernesto on May 22, 2016 C: 19 Breaking The latest episode of Game of Thrones has leaked online a day before its official premiere. The leak reportedly comes from HBO Nordic where the show was made available a day early, and since then it's been widely shared on various pirate sites."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 May 16
     
    " By Ernesto on May 22, 2016 C: 19 Breaking The latest episode of Game of Thrones has leaked online a day before its official premiere. The leak reportedly comes from HBO Nordic where the show was made available a day early, and since then it's been widely shared on various pirate sites."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Ten Years in Jail For UK Internet Pirates: How the New Bill Reads - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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jail internet pirates bill reads

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Dec 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Dec 16
     
    " By Andy on December 4, 2016 C: 102 News The Digital Economy Bill is currently at the report stage. It hasn't yet become law and could still be amended. However, as things stand those who upload any amount of infringing content to the Internet could face up to 10 years in jail. With the latest bill now published, we take a look at how file-sharers could be affected."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

ISP Vows to Protect Users From a Piracy Witch Hunt - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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isp protection users against copyright trolls #HollywoodvsSiliconValley

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Apr 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Apr 16
     
    " By Ernesto on April 22, 2016 C: 14 Breaking Swedish Internet service provider Bahnhof says it will do everything in its power to prevent copyright holders from threatening its subscribers. The provider is responding to a recent case in which a competing ISP was ordered to expose alleged BitTorrent pirates, reportedly without any thorough evidence."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Apr 16
     
    " By Ernesto on April 22, 2016 C: 14 Breaking Swedish Internet service provider Bahnhof says it will do everything in its power to prevent copyright holders from threatening its subscribers. The provider is responding to a recent case in which a competing ISP was ordered to expose alleged BitTorrent pirates, reportedly without any thorough evidence."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

ICANN: We Won't Pass Judgment on Pirate Sites - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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icann won't pass judgment pirate sites indusry tryother way instead manipulating courts

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Jul 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Jul 16
     
    " By Andy on July 2, 2016 C: 10 Breaking Following more pressure from rightsholders, domain name oversight body ICANN has again made it clear that it will not act as judge and jury in copyright disputes. In a letter to the president of the Intellectual Property Constituency, ICANN chief Stephen Crocker says that ICANN is neither "required or qualified" to pass judgment in such cases."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Movie Companies Want to Destroy Massive Pirate Communities - TorrentFreak - 1 views

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#HollywoodvsSiliconValley movie entertainment extension companies want destroy so-called piracy pirate communities aka Social Networkd really Internet web www itself aainst technology

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Jun 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Jun 16
     
    " Andy on June 2, 2016 C: 8 Breaking Social networks are increasingly being used to spread copyrighted content but rather than take down infringing items individually, entertainment companies would like to take a broader approach. Should copyright holders be allowed to wipe out communities with millions of members to protect copyright?"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Hulu Tracks Pirates to Decide What to Buy - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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hulu follows pirates tracks media to buy be grateful free gratis advice pay industry debts

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 01 May 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 01 May 16
     
    " Ernesto on April 30, 2016 C: 10 News With millions of paying subscribers in the United States, Hulu is one of the leading video streaming services. The company is battling with other services to license the best content, and as part of this quest it uses piracy data to see what is popular among potential viewers."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 01 May 16
     
    " Ernesto on April 30, 2016 C: 10 News With millions of paying subscribers in the United States, Hulu is one of the leading video streaming services. The company is battling with other services to license the best content, and as part of this quest it uses piracy data to see what is popular among potential viewers."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Google Refuses to Take Down Pirate-Movies-on-YouTube Sites | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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google plays with Intellectual Property laws refused take down pirated Youtube movies sites

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 19 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 19 Mar 14
     
    " Andy on March 18, 2014 C: 8 Breaking Following today's copyright settlement between Google and Viacom, it's interesting to note that YouTube still has plenty of illicit Hollywood content online. The MPAA has certainly noticed, with an effort last week to have several Popcorn Time-style dedicated web interfaces de-listed by Google, a request that was declined."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Accused Pirate Slams BitTorrent Tracking Outfit in Court | TorrentFreak - 1 views

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pirate bittorrent slams tracking outfit court illegal copyright enforcement bad way respect

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 May 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 May 14
     
    " Ernesto on May 3, 2014 C: 19 News In an ongoing battle between the makers of the B-movie Elf-Man and an alleged copyright infringer, the defendant's attorney has raised questions about the evidence provided by the tracking outfit. Among other issues, there are doubts whether the German-based company has the proper paperwork to operate as a private investigator."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 May 14
     
    " Ernesto on May 3, 2014 C: 19 News In an ongoing battle between the makers of the B-movie Elf-Man and an alleged copyright infringer, the defendant's attorney has raised questions about the evidence provided by the tracking outfit. Among other issues, there are doubts whether the German-based company has the proper paperwork to operate as a private investigator." # ! #illegal #Copyright #enforcement... # ! a bad way to #make oneself #respect # ! :/
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Copyright Industry Publishes Data-Free Report Claiming Pirate Sites Will Damage Compute... - 1 views

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copyright industry data-free report pirate sites will damage computers

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 08 May 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 08 May 14
     
    "from the and-its-'fix'-only-makes-things-worse dept When incumbents whose legislative future depends on the portrayal of piracy as the destroyer of worlds commission a report on infringement, you can be sure it will be light on info and heavy on implication. Cold, hard facts generally aren't as conducive to swaying political opinion as scare tactics are. So, instead of verifiable data, the public receives this sort of thing instead. "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

'Failed' Piracy Letters Should Escalate to Fines & Jail, MP Says | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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failed piracy letters jail sentence for sharing UK nonsense comparing P2P killing rae access culture human rights

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 27 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 27 Jun 14
     
    " Andy on June 26, 2014 C: 13 Breaking UK ISPs have agreed to send their customers warning letters when they pirate movies, music and TV shows, but before the scheme starts thoughts are turning to its potential failure. The Prime Minister's IP advisor says 'VCAP' needs to be followed by something more enforceable, including disconnections, fines and jail sentences."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 27 Jun 14
     
    " Andy on June 26, 2014 C: 13 Breaking UK ISPs have agreed to send their customers warning letters when they pirate movies, music and TV shows, but before the scheme starts thoughts are turning to its potential failure. The Prime Minister's IP advisor says 'VCAP' needs to be followed by something more enforceable, including disconnections, fines and jail sentences."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Research Warns Against Overestimated Movie Piracy Losses | TorrentFreak | # ! forget st... - 0 views

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research movie piracy losses overestimated aka forged lobby culture flow control

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 08 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 08 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 6, 2014 C: 33 News New research published by the independent research outfit APAS Laboratory reveals that downloading of movie CAM copies is mostly discovery based. There is no link between the number of illegal downloads and box office revenues. Instead, pirates appear to consume the camcorded movies that are most visible on torrent sites."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 08 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 6, 2014 C: 33 News New research published by the independent research outfit APAS Laboratory reveals that downloading of movie CAM copies is mostly discovery based. There is no link between the number of illegal downloads and box office revenues. Instead, pirates appear to consume the camcorded movies that are most visible on torrent sites."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Hollywood Studios Willingly Advertise on Notorious 'Pirate' Site | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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hollywood pirate Intellectual Property enforcement paradox deceit

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 13 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 13 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 10, 2014 C: 0 Breaking This week the International Intellectual Property Alliance informed the U.S. Government on Russia's lack of anti-piracy enforcement. The group which represents MPAA and RIAA, among others, called out VKontakte as one of the worst piracy havens. At the same time, however, major Hollywood studios continue to use the site for promotional purposes."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 13 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 10, 2014 C: 0 Breaking This week the International Intellectual Property Alliance informed the U.S. Government on Russia's lack of anti-piracy enforcement. The group which represents MPAA and RIAA, among others, called out VKontakte as one of the worst piracy havens. At the same time, however, major Hollywood studios continue to use the site for promotional purposes."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

'Pirate' Site ISP Blockades Reversed By Court | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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pirate site blockades lifted court

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Sep 14
     
    " Andy on July 17, 2014 C: 0 Breaking As Spain struggles with its continuing online piracy problems, a local court has issued an order for several file-sharing sites to be unblocked by ISPs. The decision overturns a ruling in May which required the service providers to censor torrent and download sites on copyright infringement grounds."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Sep 14
     
    " Andy on July 17, 2014 C: 0 Breaking As Spain struggles with its continuing online piracy problems, a local court has issued an order for several file-sharing sites to be unblocked by ISPs. The decision overturns a ruling in May which required the service providers to censor torrent and download sites on copyright infringement grounds."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Voltage Pictures Sued For Copyright Infringement | TorrentFreak [# Note] - 1 views

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shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 May 15 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 May 15
       
      # ! The Media Industry Hypocrisy. Once more...
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 May 15
     
    [ Andy on May 20, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Voltage Pictures, a movie company with a reputation for chasing down alleged Internet pirates, is being sued for "blatant" breaches of copyright. After promoting its own version of a Godzilla movie without first obtaining permission from its Japanese owner, Voltage is now being called out as "outrageous in the extreme."]
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 May 15
     
    [ Andy on May 20, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Voltage Pictures, a movie company with a reputation for chasing down alleged Internet pirates, is being sued for "blatant" breaches of copyright. After promoting its own version of a Godzilla movie without first obtaining permission from its Japanese owner, Voltage is now being called out as "outrageous in the extreme."]
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Rightscorp Offered Internet Provider a Cut of Piracy Settlements | TorrentFreak [# Note] - 0 views

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Rightscorp Cox conspiracy to extort Hobbs Act

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 May 15 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 May 15
       
      # Hollywood 1 - 0 Silicon Valley (# ! ...and What about 47 U.S. Code § 551 - Protection of subscriber privacy...?)
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 May 15
       
      [... Despite the strong language and extortion accusations used by Cox, the revelations didn't prevent the Court from granting copyright holders access to the personal details of 250 accused copyright infringers. ...]
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 May 15
       
      # ! Rightscorp abetting Cox in a case of conspiracy to commit extortion...
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 May 15
     
    Ernesto on May 25, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Rightscorp, the piracy monetization company that works with Warner Bros. and other prominent copyright holders, goes to great lengths to reach allegedly pirating subscribers. The company offered Cox Communications a cut of the piracy settlements if they agreed to forward their notices, the ISP revealed in court. (# see Hobbs Act Note...)
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 May 15
     
    Ernesto on May 25, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Rightscorp, the piracy monetization company that works with Warner Bros. and other prominent copyright holders, goes to great lengths to reach allegedly pirating subscribers. The company offered Cox Communications a cut of the piracy settlements if they agreed to forward their notices, the ISP revealed in court. (# see Hobbs Act Note...)
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Legal Scholars Warn Against 10 Year Prison for Online Pirates - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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scholars warning warn against prison online pirates piracy law

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Aug 15
     
    " Ernesto on August 15, 2015 C: 70 News Legal experts and activists are protesting a UK Government proposal to increase the maximum jail term for online piracy from two to ten years. The proposed extension is disproportionate, ineffective and puts casual file-sharers at risk of long jail sentences, they argue."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Aug 15
     
    " Ernesto on August 15, 2015 C: 70 News Legal experts and activists are protesting a UK Government proposal to increase the maximum jail term for online piracy from two to ten years. The proposed extension is disproportionate, ineffective and puts casual file-sharers at risk of long jail sentences, they argue."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

French Magazine Fined €10,000 For Encouraging Piracy | TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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magazine fined for encouraging piracy do news encourage wars or movies crime

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 30 Jun 15 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 30 Jun 15
       
      # ! 'Encouraging': what a shady wording... # ! Does TV News 'encourage' wars or Movies killings, scams and all the crimes they show to the people...? # ! Anyone could say so...
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 30 Jun 15
     
    [ Ernesto on June 30, 2015 C: 62 Breaking The music industry has won a landmark ruling in France where a local magazine was fined €10,000 for showing readers how and where pirated films and music can be downloaded. The ruling is the first of its kind and serves as a warning to other publications that write about online piracy. ...]
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 30 Jun 15
     
    [ Ernesto on June 30, 2015 C: 62 Breaking The music industry has won a landmark ruling in France where a local magazine was fined €10,000 for showing readers how and where pirated films and music can be downloaded. The ruling is the first of its kind and serves as a warning to other publications that write about online piracy. ...]
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