INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

This attack comes after a series of ransom-motivated events against encrypted email providers.

The authorities simply don't have the resources to analyze the 50-or-so confiscated servers.

Despite a range of legal troubles, all the top names were back online in one form or another on the final day of 2015.

The Anne Frank Fund has threatened legal action if Anne Frank's diary were to be published online.

One group alone is behind the leaks of "Creed," "Steve Jobs," "Bridge of Spies" and more.

A new legal filing underscores the growing debate over how, and how much, artists will get paid in the age of streaming music.

The appointment comes days after the Chinese e-commerce giant avoided being named on a U.S. blacklist of sites hosting sales of fake goods.

It doesn't look like the suspensions are limiting visitors' access to illegal movie downloads.

Thirty-three percent of piracy sites included in a new study distributed malware. Hopefully that movie was worth it.

The change will be inconsequential to most Pirate Bay users.

"Access to this website is a privilege, not a right, and it can be taken away from you for any reason,” warn the rules on one private tracker.

The U.S. Supreme Court last year threw out a similar suit filed by Amazon.com warehouse workers who demanded compensation for being searched at the end of their shifts.

Imposing U.S. copyright laws on other countries through the Trans-Pacific Partnership would stifle Internet freedom and innovation, rights groups say.

Kim Dotcom, wanted in the U.S. for copyright infringement, wants to set up an alternative Internet built on technology similar to the blockchain.

YIFY is one of the few places where pirated movies are uploaded before they're indexed on the Pirate Bay.

AMRA's deal with YouTube will enable the Kobalt-owned licensing and royalties unit to collect performance royalties for artists around the world.  

Kickass Torrents, the most popular piracy website in the world, is spreading more than free movies and TV shows.

Long-term prospects for Aurous, an ad-free music streaming service, appear dim, but its developer says he's not giving up.

Music industry stakeholders agree on the need for a global rights database, but building and maintaining one won't be cheap.

It's been a rough 11 months or so for the Pirate Bay since the site was taken offline as part of a Swedish sting.

It's not clear why the site went down, or when it will return.