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Criminal copyright piracy case in Vietnam decided
Defendant Le Hai Nam ran an IPTV service called BestBuy IPTV which had committed digital copyright infringement. We wrote about this...
Nick Redfearn
Apr 23, 20241 min read
Strengthening Defenses: CODA and MPA Renew Commitment to Combat Global Piracy Through 2026
The recent renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CODA and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) marks a decade of...
Oliver Walsh
Apr 17, 20242 min read
AI Generated Content platform found to infringe Ultraman copyright by Internet Court in first judgment of its kind
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) is a technology that accelerates the content creation process by allowing humans to...
James Godefroy
Mar 7, 20242 min read
Co-ordination between public authorities strengthened in China - Public security agencies handled 1,300 criminal cases related to pirated teaching materials, films and software in 2023.
In the crackdown on copyright crimes, national public security agencies organized the investigation and handling of over 1,300 criminal...
James Godefroy
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Cinemas and video-on-demand platforms targeted in anti-piracy campaign
The National Copyright Administration on 7 February 2024 announced that it will collaborate with relevant departments including the...
James Godefroy
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Shutting Down the Pirates: How the Kokoa TV Case Strengthens South Korea's Content Creation Industry
The landmark shutdown of Kokoa TV marks a decisive victory for South Korea's content industry, highlighting the urgent need for global...
Oliver Walsh
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Boosting Legitimate Content Consumption: The Impact of Site Blocking on Piracy and Legal Viewing Habits
A study by Chapman University and Carnegie Mellon University reveals that site blocking effectively reduces online piracy by directing...
Oliver Walsh
Feb 22, 20242 min read
Taiwan Makes Landmark Sentencing - A Lesson For Other APAC Territories?
In a decisive move against copyright infringement, Taiwan has set a precedent by sentencing four individuals behind the notorious GimyTV...
Oliver Walsh
Feb 14, 20242 min read
China’s copyright supervision in new digital industries (AI, livestreaming, e-com and video games) being tightened
As part of its plan to accelerate the building of a powerful IP economy, China is aiming to strengthen copyright protection in cyberspace...
James Godefroy
Feb 8, 20242 min read
The Battle Against Copyright Piracy: Insights from the 2023 Notorious Markets List
In an age where innovation and creativity are at the forefront of global competitiveness, the United States is grappling with an issue...
Oliver Walsh
Feb 8, 20243 min read
Beijing's 2023 Annual Report on Administrative Enforcement for copyright infringement published - over US$ 3m in fines revealed.
Encouraging statistics were recently released showing that fines issued in response to administrative copyright complaints in Beijing...
James Godefroy
Jan 31, 20242 min read
China's Supreme Court calls for stronger film copyright protection
Since China has published and enforced its Copyright Law, pirated films continue to appear widely on the internet inside the Great...
James Godefroy
Jan 31, 20242 min read
APAC Piracy: 2023 Hotspots and Success Stories
Torrent Freak reports that a soon-to-be-published joint paper prepared by MUSO and Kearny estimates that there were an astonishing 141...
Oliver Walsh
Jan 24, 20241 min read
A United Front: The Role of International Cooperation in Combating the Surge of Illegal IPTV
Introduction Let's delve into a pressing issue causing quite a stir in the audio-visual industries - the surge of illegal IPTV (Internet...
Oliver Walsh
Jan 23, 20244 min read
Vietnam's Wolfoo's Dispute with UK's Peppa Pig
Entertainment One UK (eOne), the owner of Peppa Pig, is locked in a global dispute with Vietnamese company Sconnect, which operates...
Nick Redfearn
Jan 23, 20241 min read
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