For as long as there’s been an Internet, there has been Internet piracy—and for many years now, torrent sites have simply seemed inevitable, as invincible as they are maligned. According to recent data, however, the reign of torrent sites may actually be coming to a close. Torrent sites are experiencing dwindling popularity—and while they’re not…
It has been revealed Google takes down more than eight pirate links every second. The record breaking number has been published thanks to Google’s transparency report, which outlines the staggering rise of takedown notices being submitted daily. The rise of takedown notices has climbed from 3.8 million a week in February of 2013 to 5.3…
An in depth report has been released by Google outlining its different strategies at fighting online piracy. The report goes one step further and gives copyright holders a variety of tips for combating piracy but also discusses the difference between censorship and removing infringed content. Listed below are the main highlights from the report. You…
We recently reported that Google had received over 100 million takedown notices this year and amongst those notices was a request from Microsoft to take down Microsoft.com. Yes, you read that right. Microsoft in a bizarre turn of events sent itself a takedown notice. Luckily, Google was quick to notice the flaw and did not…
