Apparently more Chinese consumers than ever are switching to paid subscription services, but just how much are Internet giants like Baidu doing to keep a lid on piracy? By Tom Roy... More
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Baidu Cloud: The Putlocker No One Talks About
France’s Most-Visited Torrent Site Shut Down (TorrentFreak)
T411, France's most-visited torrent site, has been shut down by police in France and Sweden. With millions of users, the platform was a true giant and a top 50 site in France. Two... More
Roku Device Sales Blocked in Mexico on Piracy Concerns (Bloomberg)
Roku Inc. set-top boxes were pulled from the shelves of major department-store chains in Mexico after a court blocked sales of the devices, saying they could be hacked to let users... More
A Deal With the Dark Overlord: These Are the Rules Imposed by the Hollywood Hackers (The Wrap)
When the hackers known as The Dark Overlord stole the latest season of “Orange is the New Black,” they sent a list of demands — but not the way you might expect. The Dark Ov... More
New Coalition to Tackle Piracy Using Law Enforcement, Litigation
A new worldwide coalition of 30 entertainment companies will work with law enforcement, seek new partnerships with content protection groups, and file civil litigation against ille... More
MPAA’s Dodd: Europe Blocked Access to 845 Piracy Sites in 2016 (Variety)
Chris Dodd, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, praised European officials Monday for blocking access to 845 illegal websites in 2016 that were providing pirat... More
Fortium Technologies, Object Matrix Partner on Content Security Solutions for Improved Media Protection
Object Matrix and Fortium Technologies have launched a joint solution offering secure media management for digital content archive storage. It combines security certified solutions... More
Cyberattacks Again Roil Hollywood … Can Anything be Done About It? (L.A. Times)
Like most large corporations, major Hollywood studios are fond of outsourcing. From coming attraction trailers that are designed to draw audiences into cinemas to eye-popping 3D v... More
Digital Watermark Leads Police Straight to Bollywood Pirates (Naked Security)
Movie pirates have been running amok in recent months – hacking TV series and pre-release films from Netflix and Walt Disney and causing HBO to batten down the hatches with 2FA a... More
NexGuard Forensic Watermarking Enables SONIFI Solutions to Deliver OTT Content to Hospitality Sector (MESA)
NexGuard, a Kudelski Group company and provider of forensic watermarking technology and solutions, today announced that SONIFI Solutions is deploying its streaming session-based ... More