On 24 November 2025, Hong Kong Customs IP Investigation Bureau carried out a targeted raid operation to address illegal activities involving the circumvention of game consoles. Authorities seized various game consoles linked to the case, 13 suspected infringing consoles, 29 memory cards with unauthorized games, a desktop computer with an external hard disk, and various computer equipment. The operation followed reports that the target was offering paid services to bypass game

You're trying to play your favourite competitive online multiplayer game on a Friday evening only to find that your server is full of hackers and you get headshot every few seconds at max range, through a wall. You report the cheaters but wish there would be more punishments coming their way.. .well now you may be delighted on the following legal developments in China regarding prosecution of game cheating crimes. Amid the vigorous development of online multiplayer games, gam

The iQIYI v. Minimax AI case in China is a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the major Chinese video-streaming platform iQIYI against AI startup MiniMax. The case covers 2 critical issues in the legal landscape for AI:  Unauthorized Training Data: iQIYI alleges that MiniMax used its copyrighted movies, TV shows, and other content without authorization to train MiniMax's large AI models. Infringing Output: The lawsuit also claims that the content generated by MiniMax's A

In Vietnam widespread concerns about piracy have been reflected in the mass copying of the film "Red Rain"  ( Mưa Đỏ ). This is the 2025 Vietnamese epic historical war drama adapted from a novel about the Second Battle of Quảng Trị in 1972, a fierce and protracted battle in the Vietnam War. The film was released for free streaming on Vietnamese TV platform TV360. However within hours it was illegally copied, edited, and re-uploaded to many Vietnamese-language websites.  TV360

Indonesia has proposed an initiative, primarily through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), to establish a new international legal framework for regulating copyright royalties, especially in the digital environment.   While the main legal instrument is being championed at WIPO, Indonesia has also engaged in regional diplomacy through forums like ASEAN to gather support and build consensus for this global push. Here is a breakdown of the proposal:   1. Core Go

The heirs of Indonesian artist Henk Ngantung sued PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (KFC's Indonesian franchisee) for copyright infringement. The dispute arose from KFC's use of artwork which reproduced the iconic Tugu Selamat Datang (Welcome Monument) in Jakarta without consent. The artwork was originally created by Ngantung then made into the Tugu Selamat Datang (Welcome Monument) in Jakarta, completed in 1962. The heirs, as rightful copyright holders now, claimed KFC used the art

Film groups representing Bollywood and Hollywood are lobbying the Indian government to ensure their works are not used by AI companies to train their LLMs. The Producers Guild of India and US Motion Picture Association have written to a government review panel set up to review AI and copyright. The groups expressed concern that AI firms could scrape their film content and even use pirated content in their LLMs. At present the Indian copyright law does cover AI use. The letter

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has intensified its anti-piracy crackdown by issuing two site-blocking requests to Internet Service Providers (ISPs). This action, carried out under the Rules on Voluntary Administrative Site Blocking, targets platforms illegally streaming Filipino films. Following complaints from Viva Communications and Vivamax, IPOPHL requested the blocking of 13 FreeCine-related sites and the platform Asyaminik. These sites were

A famous Bollywood couple have taken legal action against YouTube and its parent company, Google. The actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan filed lawsuits in the Delhi High Court seeking a permanent injunction against misuse of their likeness, voice, and image in AI-generated deepfake content. The lawsuits cite several explicit and fictitious manipulated videos, some of which had amassed millions of views on YouTube channels. Beyond demanding the removal of this

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Seoul, August 2025 . As reported by Torrent Freak , South Korean authorities have shut down a massive piracy operation masquerading as a...