The 2014 hack at Sony Pictures Entertainment was a watershed moment for the entertainment industry. This month, yet another targeted attack — this one against HBO — reminds us ... More
Tag Archives: anti-piracy
Spoiler Alert: Hackers Are Gunning for Hollywood (Variety)
Carnegie Mellon’s Smith: Changing Piracy Behavior No Easy Task
When a recent summer blockbuster hit theaters, pirated copies of the film were available the very next day, and yet some news reports said the box office performance of the film ha... More
Stanbury: Third-Party Audits More Crucial Than Ever
It’s a truth about the state of content security today: while the level of effort to cause damage coming from hackers and content pirates is surprisingly low, the level of effort... More
Google’s Amazingly Simple Plan to Destroy Piracy Forever (Digital Music News)
Google is the devil. And so is YouTube. Because, a bunch of music industry executives told me that. And hey, they have a point: Google exploits more loopholes than a Bahamian ... More
Sky Looks to Cisco to Increase Content Protection Across Screens
As security concerns grow in a world of cloud-powered and OTT-to-any-screen video services, service providers are taking the necessary steps to protect their digital services – s... More
Game of Thrones Premiere Ignites Annual Piracy Bonanza (TorrentFreak)
The first episode of Game of Thrones’ seventh season made its way onto the internet June 16, and, like every year, this generated quite a bit of activity on various torrent sites... More
IATSE Convention Opens With Congressman’s Speech About Piracy Threat (Deadline)
Delegates to the opening day of IATSE’s 68th Convention in Hollywood, FL, heard a local U.S. congressman blast President Donald Trump and Congress for failing to address one of ... More
Irdeto, MultiChoice Africa Ltd. Help Jail Content Pirates (MESA)
Digital platform security Irdeto, working with MultiChoice Africa Limited, a provider of video entertainment services in Africa, earlier this month touted their efforts in the se... More
Following the Kodi Crackdown (OTT2)
In the media industry, there’s no dirtier word right now than “Kodi.” The popular media management software is under siege, and the once vibrant ecosystem that supported it i... More
Hollywood Wants Governments to Push Voluntary Anti-Piracy Deals (TorrentFreak)
The ever-present threat of online piracy remains a hot topic in Hollywood. A lot has changed over the years. Piracy is arguably more mainstream now with easy to use streaming site... More