Warring TV streaming services are competing with exclusive content — and facing increased piracy as a result. Sound familiar? The UK-based Broadband Genie has just released the results of a very interesting survey. The scary conclusion: a fragmentati…
Category archives: Music Piracy
Music Piracy Rates are Plunging In 2019 — That’s Good News, Right?
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has issued a ‘music listening’ report for 2019. Buried in all the bad news about piracy is a lot of very good news. The report ex…
The War Between the RIAA and Cox Communications Continues — Both Sides Seek to Toss Each Other’s Lawsuits
The RIAA’s long-running war against Cox is entering a new chapter. The Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA), which represents Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment, and ISP Cox Communications are preparing …
Sony, Warner, UMG File a Massive Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against RCN
Major record labels are continuing their crusade against ISPs and their pirating subscribers. ISP RCN is the target of the latest massive copyright infringement suit. Several major record labels filed a lawsuit Tuesday that claims RCN didn’t do enough …
Crackdown Against Illegal Streaming Continues — Department of Justice Issues Indictments Against Two of the Largest Illegal Streaming Sites
A federal grand jury has charged eight men behind two of the largest illegal streaming operations in the US. Illegal streaming sites Jetflicks and iStreamitAll were two subscription-based streaming sites. Thousands of movies and TV shows were available…
Amazon Responds to Counterfeit CD Allegations: ‘Counterfeit Is an Age-Old Problem’
Yesterday, an investigation by the Recording Industry Association of America found that that 25% of CDs ‘Fulfilled by Amazon’ were counterfeit, with 100% of box sets determined to be fake. “Alarmingly, 25% of the purchased CDs that were ‘Fulfilled by A…
25% of CDs ‘Fulfilled by Amazon’ Are Counterfeit, Major Labels Say
Amazon is riddled with counterfeit CDs, says the RIAA. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which represents major labels Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music, has made a stunning discovery. Per RIAA findings, 25 percent of C…
With RIAA Legal Action on the Horizon, Picosong Ceases Operation
Picosong.com, a popular music-uploading website, will be permanently shutting down in October. Picosong’s founders confirmed as much in a statement, claiming that today’s fans and artists have better music-hosting options to choose from. However, it ap…
The World’s Biggest YouTube Stream Ripper Has Suspended Operations
The decision comes after playing cat-and-mouse with YouTube over “violative downloads.” In a massive win for the major labels, one of the top YouTube stream ripper sites has voluntarily stopped ripping YouTube videos. The site, OnlineVideoConverter.com…
As Piracy Significantly Declines, Italy’s Music Industry Association Reveals the True Problem — Spotify and YouTube
According to an Italian rights organization, Spotify and YouTube – not piracy – remain the music industry’s worst problem. In 2014, the United States Trade Representative removed Italy from the Watch List in its Special 301 report. The Watch List trac…