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WTO publishes findings in beoutQ case; has implications for Newcastle acquisition
The World Trade Organization's June 16 report "Saudi Arabia - Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Report of the Panel)", confirms that...
Reddit: Takedown of “/r/iptvresellers” subreddit leaves many others in place
The Web site Reddit has banned a subreddit called "IPTV Resellers" from the Reddit platform, "for violating the Reddit rules," according to a report...
Dark Basin: Global phishing operation documented by U of Toronto Munk School
"Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation," a report from Citizen Lab, an initiative of the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs,...
Netflix is enforcing account-sharing limits, which appears to be paying off
Netflix appears to be enforcing limits on streaming accounts. The Wall Street Journal reported ** that Netflix has begun displaying on-screen notices when too many...
UK: Social sharer gets 24 month suspended jail sentence (FACT)
An individual was ordered to complete 240 hours of unpaid work, and given a 24 month suspended jail sentence for selling devices that provided access...
Spain: 40,000 channel multi-national pirate shut down, 11 arrested, nearly €5M seized
On June 3, Europol's newly launched European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) netted a major multi-national video pirate that reached more than 2 million consumers...
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