When the Pirate Bay main site went offline a few weeks ago, there was a scramble to fill the vacuum left by the web’s largest trafficker of stolen goods. Isohunt launched the Oldpiratebay.org a...
https://dmcaforce.com/pirate-site-offers-100k-developers-uploaders/
I occasionally get asked questions by Pirate site operators… which sounds cooler than it is. Normally, the questions involve a lot of four letter words, inquiries about my intelligence and/or p...
dis·in·ter·me·di·a·tion noun : reduction in the use of intermediaries between producers and consumers. The elimination of the “middle-man”. Talk about your $5 words… The first time I ...
https://dmcaforce.com/real-effects-piracy-part-1-disintermediation/
Occasionally we receive emails from clients letting us know that “This site has all of my titles” or “I just received this Google alert and it looks like they have EVERY ONE of my plug-ins�...
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I had an odd experience this week, which while not uncommon on the internet or in the course of my duties, surprised me with its cruelty and irony. I looked up from monitor to find one of our tea...
https://dmcaforce.com/bad-actors-petty-vengeance-ii-caught-crossfire/
I’ve worked online for over a decade now, in a variety of capacities, and I’ve watched the Internet change, mature, devolve, quake and thrive. In all my various roles I’ve experienced momen...
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The problem of online piracy is not one of sheer, random malevolence; that is, pirates don’t do what they do just for the sake of hurting people, and they don’t do it just because they can. T...
https://dmcaforce.com/pirates-generate-revenues-copyright-infringement/
Imagine the following scenario: A local car dealer says he is going to hold a drawing and randomly choose one person in town to receive a free automobile. It may be a publicity gimmick, but it’...
A new online database has been created in hopes of steering advertising firms from displaying ads on websites that have been verified or are known to host illegal copyrighted material. Advertisin...
Readers have loved romance novels for hundreds of years. The deep emotional connection developed by talented romance writers has created loyal fans, who eagerly anticipate the next release from t...
https://dmcaforce.com/romance-fiction-sector-navigating-digital-age-piracy/