RIAA Seeks Information On 40 YouTube Ripper Sites – Two Subpoenas Issued
The RIAA is building a case against 40 different YouTube ripper sites, thanks to two subpoenas. Shutting down pirate sites is hard work that starts with obtaining information about the site’s owners....
View ArticleGitHub Crackdown Over YouTube-DL Stream Ripping Clones Begins with Ban Threats
Photo Credit: Richy Great The GitHub crackdown on YouTube-DL clones has begun – the code giant will ban anyone who reposts it. The RIAA issued a DMCA takedown request against the YouTube-DL project on...
View ArticleRIAA Is Playing Wack-a-Mole on Github as Stream-Ripper Code Proliferates
After Github removed a popular YouTube stream ripping application at the RIAA’s request – hell is breaking loose. The request wasn’t well-received by the open-source community, who asked Microsoft to...
View ArticleAfter EFF Gets Involved, GitHub Defies RIAA By Reinstating YouTube-DL
YouTube-DL returns to GitHub after the RIAA demanded the software be removed with a DMCA takedown. In the middle of October, the RIAA sent the DMCA complaint to GitHub against YouTube-DL. It alleged...
View ArticleMajor Labels Call Out Twitter for ‘Piracy at an Industrial, Massive Scale’
The major labels have called out Twitter for allegedly engaging in “piracy at an industrial, massive scale.” Mitch Glazier, who represents the major labels as head of the RIAA, made this and other...
View ArticleA Spotify Hack Allowed People to Upload Bootleg Remixes as Podcasts
Photo Credit: Spotify A Spotify hack allowed user to upload bootleg music remixes as podcasts. Spotify has become an underground hub for new music bootleg remixes, which are uploaded to the service as...
View ArticleSite Operator Selling Stolen Spotify, Netflix, Hulu Accounts Sentenced to Two...
Photo Credit: Sigmund An Australian man was sentenced to two years in prison for operating a site selling stolen Spotify accounts online. The 23-year-old man ran at least four different sites...
View ArticleMajor Labels Demand Data Logs from Russian Stream-Ripper FLVTO.biz
Photo Credit: Joshua Rawson-Harris As part of a lawsuit against Russian stream ripper FLVTO.biz, major labels are seeking logs of users. Popular YouTube rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com were sued in...
View ArticleSony Music Wins Injunction Requiring DNS Resolver to Block Pirate Site
Photo Credit: Jakob Rosen Sony Music has won an injunction requiring a DNS resolver to block a popular piracy site. The ruling is the first of its kind and may signal a new direction in tackling music...
View ArticleIs It Legal to Download YouTube Videos? – French Ministry of Culture Weighs In
Photo Credit: Rachit Tank Is it legal to download YouTube videos? The answer is complex and depends on who you’re asking. According to YouTube, all forms of stream-ripping are against its terms of...
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