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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Sony Sued For Not Protecting Leaked Movie From Pirates - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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      # ! Hollywood knows that '#Piracy' is #Promotion -> more #sales. # ! #Antipiracy #pantomime is just a #way to #manipulate #laws... and the #market (of #ideas) itself
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 01 Aug 16
     
    " Andy on July 29, 2016 C: 39 News In 2014, Sony was subjected to a massive cyberattack which resulted in the leak of huge quantities of data. The trove contained several movies, all of which appeared online for anyone to download for free. Now the owner of one of the titles is suing Sony, claiming that company failed in its obligation to protect the movie from Internet pirates."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 01 Aug 16
     
    " Andy on July 29, 2016 C: 39 News In 2014, Sony was subjected to a massive cyberattack which resulted in the leak of huge quantities of data. The trove contained several movies, all of which appeared online for anyone to download for free. Now the owner of one of the titles is suing Sony, claiming that company failed in its obligation to protect the movie from Internet pirates."
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ISP: We're Not The Internet Piracy Police - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Aug 16
     
    " Ernesto on August 2, 2016 C: 17 News Copyright holders in Sweden are pushing for tougher measures against online piracy, claiming that Internet providers generate hundreds of millions in profit from infringement. Local ISP Bahnhof rejects the claims as "pure nonsense" and says that they are not going to adopt the role of piracy police."
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TorrentFreak - Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News - 0 views

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icann says no authority copyright cases

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Jul 16
     
    " By Andy on July 2, 2016 C: 0 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."
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Fair Use Threatens Innovation, Copyright Holders Warn - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 08 Jul 16
     
    " Ernesto on July 8, 2016 C: 16 News Various music and movie industry groups have warned that fair use exceptions are a threat. The groups were responding to proposals put forward in Australia by the Government's Productivity Commission. They claim that content creators will be severely disadvantaged if fair use is introduced Down Under. "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Netflix Can't Stream House of Cards Globally, Blames Licensing Deals - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 13 Mar 16
     
    Ernesto on March 12, 2016 C: 56 News Netflix's release of the fourth season of House of Cards has turned into a bitter disappointment for fans in dozens of countries. Due to "legacy" licensing agreements, Netflix is not allowed to show its own original programming in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Hong Kong, causing many people to turn to pirate sources.
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"Open WiFi Operators Are Not Liable for Pirating Users" - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Mar 16
     
    " Ernesto on March 16, 2016 C: 13 Breaking Restaurants, bars and shops that offer their customers free and open Wi-Fi are not liable for pirating users. This is the advice Advocate General Szpunar has sent to the EU Court of Justice in what may turn out to be a landmark case."
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Internet Archive Seeks to Defend Against Wrongful Copyright Takedowns - TorrentFreak [#... - 0 views

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Internet archive archive.org under wrongful copyright takedown notices prepares defense Alexandria reloaded

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Mar 16
     
    " By Andy on March 23, 2016 C: 25 Breaking As a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software and music, the Internet Archive has a keen interest in copyright law. In a submission to the U.S. Copyright Office the Archive says since the major studios often send invalid notices, they're suggesting a change in the law to allow content to remain up while disputes are settled."
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Original DVD Screeners Widely Available on eBay - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 Mar 16
     
    " Andy on March 26, 2016 C: 20 News When studios send out DVDs of the latest movies for the consideration of awards voters, that content is supposed to be on lockdown. Instead, copies of virtually all movies leak to the Internet and are downloaded by millions. Later, adding insult to injury, these DVDs appear in dozens of eBay listings, on sale for a few bucks."
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Hulu Tracks Pirates to Decide What to Buy - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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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."
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Warner Bros and Intel Sued Over Defamatory 4K Piracy Claims - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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warner intel sued over defamatory 4K piracyclaims DCP vs. LegendSky

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 18 Mar 16
     
    " Ernesto on March 17, 2016 C: 25 Breaking LegendSky, a hardware manufacturer that creates devices enabling consumers to bypass 4K copy protection, has lodged several counterclaims against Warner Bros. and Intel daughter company Digital Content Protection (DCP). The Chinese company accuses DCP of defamation and monopolization, while demanding compensation for the damages it has suffered."
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28% of Piracy Takedown Requests Are "Questionable" - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 31 Mar 16
     
    " Ernesto on March 31, 2016 C: 13 Breaking A new study published by researchers from Columbia University's American Assembly and Berkeley reveals that more than 28% of the takedown requests received by Google are "questionable." Nearly five percent of the takedown notices that were reviewed did not target the supposed infringing content, while another 24 percent raised other concerns, including fair use. "
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Company Uses DMCA to Censor and Expose Critical Blogger - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 18 Jun 16
     
    " By Ernesto on June 17, 2016 C: 25 News Marketing and sales company Smart Circle is using the DMCA to uncover the identity of a critical blogger. The company obtained a subpoena directed at WordPress, stating that the blogger in question violates their copyrights by publishing modified images of its key employees."
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RIAA Says YouTube is Running a DMCA Protection Racket - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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riaa says youtube dmca protection racket Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley #HollywoodvsSiliconValley

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Apr 16
     
    " Andy on April 12, 2016 C: 110 News In the latest broadside in the content takedown debate, RIAA chief Cary Sherman has suggested that Google-owned YouTube is short-changing the labels by operating a DMCA-protected protection racket. Unsurprisingly Google sees things quite differently, noting that the tools already exist to take down unauthorized content on a permanent basis."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Apr 16
     
    " Andy on April 12, 2016 C: 110 News In the latest broadside in the content takedown debate, RIAA chief Cary Sherman has suggested that Google-owned YouTube is short-changing the labels by operating a DMCA-protected protection racket. Unsurprisingly Google sees things quite differently, noting that the tools already exist to take down unauthorized content on a permanent basis."
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Huge Artists Coalition Piles Pressure on Congress Over DMCA - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Jun 16
     
    " Andy on June 21, 2016 C: 132 Breaking A coalition of 186 artists, bands and songwriters have penned an open letter to Congress complaining about the ineffectiveness of the DMCA. From Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor, deadmau5 and U2, to Sirs Paul McCartney and Elton John, the message is clear: The DMCA allows tech companies to make huge profits while artists and creators suffer."
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MPAA Boss: Europe's Geo Unblocking Plans Threaten Movie Industry - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Jun 16
     
    " By Ernesto on June 23, 2016 C: 170 News MPAA Chairman and CEO Chris Dodd fears that Europe's plans to limit geo-blocking will "cause great harm" to the movie industry. In a keynote address at the CineEurope convention, Dodd warned that broad access to movies and TV-shows will result in fewer films and higher prices for consumers."
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SXSW 2012 on BitTorrent: 7.51 GB of Free Music | TorrentFreak - 1 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Mar 12
     
    [The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. Since 2005, the festival has published thousands of free tracks from participating artists. For some of the previous editions, the festival organizers offered torrents of the artist showcases themselves, but since 2008 this task has been handed over to the public. All of the MP3s are still freely available for download on the festival's site, so it only takes one person to get a torrent up and running. ...]
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Viewing Pirated Streams is Not Illegal, German Govt Says | TorrentFreak - 1 views

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viewing streams not illegal legal piracy freedom access

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 10 Jan 14
     
    "The controversial RedTube case in Germany has provoked an interesting response from the Ministry of Justice. Although it says the question will ultimately be answered by the European Court, the Ministry says that it believes the mere viewing of copyright infringing streams is not illegal under current law."
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Judge: IP-Address Does Not Prove Copyright Infringement | TorrentFreak - 1 views

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judge copyright infringement IP is not ID identification individual internet protocol

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Jan 14
     
    "A federal judge in Washington has issued a key order in one of the many ongoing mass-BitTorrent piracy lawsuits in the United States. The judge ruled that a complaint from the "Elf-Man" movie studio is insufficient because the IP address evidence does not prove that an account holder is guilty of copyright infringement. "
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Academics Launch Torrent Site to Share Papers and Datasets | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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academics launch torrent site share papers datasets future sharing

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 31 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 31 Jan 14
     
    " By Ernesto On: 31/01/2014 Comments: 8 Breaking Researchers from the University of Massachusetts have launched a torrent site which allows academics to share papers and datasets. AcademicTorrents provides researchers with a reliable and decentralized platform to share their work with peers, as well as the rest of the world. The site currently indexes over 1.5 petabytes of data, including NASA's map of Mars. "
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