Category archives: piracy

Def Leppard Says Piracy Is the Reason They Have So Many New Fans

Thanks to piracy, Def Leppard has gained a new wave of young fans. Several months ago, and much to the chagrin of music executives, Ed Sheeran made a stunning confession.  He admitted that he owes his success as a mainstream artist to rampant piracy.  Now, in a recent interview, Def Leppard’s guitarist made a similar […]

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72% of Internet Users Think ISP Warning Letters Are Useless

ISP piracy warning letters? What, me worry? Starting in January, British ISPs started sending suspected infringing users warning letters. Made to deter and educate users on the consequences of piracy, the Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP) forms part of the Creative Content UK initiative (CCUK.) BT, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, and Sky Broadband voluntarily supported the […]

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72% of Internet Users Think ISP Warning Letters Are Useless

ISP piracy warning letters? What, me worry? Starting in January, British ISPs started sending suspected infringing users warning letters. Made to deter and educate users on the consequences of piracy, the Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP) forms part of the Creative Content UK initiative (CCUK.) BT, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, and Sky Broadband voluntarily supported the […]

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Breaking: US Judge Orders Cox Communications to Pay BMG $8.4 Million

A US District Court judge has now ordered Cox Communications to pay $8.4 million in fees.  That follows an earlier, $25 million judgment for copyright abuse. More bad news for Cox Communications.  After getting dismantled in a copyright case by litigants BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music, the ISP is now facing another setback. […]

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39% of U.S. Consumers Admit To Pirating Illegal Content

Despite the entertainment industry’s best efforts, some consumers don’t really care about piracy problems. Piracy costs artists and content creators millions of dollars in revenue. Yet, a new study shows that although most consumers know content piracy is illegal, some just don’t really care. In a new survey commissioned by Irdeto, 74% of U.S. consumers […]

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39% of U.S. Consumers Admit To Pirating Illegal Content

Despite the entertainment industry’s best efforts, some consumers don’t really care about piracy problems. Piracy costs artists and content creators millions of dollars in revenue. Yet, a new study shows that although most consumers know content piracy is illegal, some just don’t really care. In a new survey commissioned by Irdeto, 74% of U.S. consumers […]

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Will UK ISP Piracy Warning Letters Work? Just Look at Six Strikes

Will UK written warnings perform better than American Six Strikes letters? Are you in the UK? Do you love downloading illegal torrents? UK-based ISPs will send out e-mails to subscribers later this month. The e-mails will warn users if they identified movie, TV, and music piracy on their connections. The ISPs will then point suspected […]

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