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Ex-illegal manga site operator sentenced by Japan court to 3 yrs in jail

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 02 04:00 PM

FUKUOKA - A 29-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for operating an illegal manga website that allowed people to read pirated copies of popular comics such as "One Piece." Read more »

Friends: The Reunion ignites copyright battle among Chinese video streaming sites

Coco Feng in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 30 08:49 AM

Much beloved by Chinese urban youth, the special reunion episode of Friends was highly sought after by China’s video streaming sites. Users uploaded clips and full episodes to popular video-sharing site Bilibili, bringing accusations of piracy. Read more »

Blocking offshore pirate content sites: PH joining a growing international consensus

Hugh Stephens*
Updated as of May 21 03:27 PM

The piracy situation in the Philippines needs urgent action, a situation recognized by all the stakeholders. The first site blocking orders should be issued soon and then the Philippines will join the more than 50 countries world-wide that have adopted site-blocking mechanisms in one form or another. Philippine creators, cultural industries content distributors and consumers will all benefit from this long-overdue step.  Read more »

ABS-CBN files $40M lawsuit against 40 pirate domains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 10:27 PM

ABS-CBN Corp. on Wednesday said it filed a $40-million lawsuit in a US Federal District Court in Florida for copyright and trademark infringement. Read more »

Here’s how SHAREit is doing its part to fight piracy

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 03:15 PM

Introducing better practices could play a crucial role in reducing, if not totally eliminating, video piracy, an official of file sharing platform SHAREit said Wednesday, as fraudsters try take advantage of technology for wrongdoings. Read more »

Alfred Vargas asks Congress to look into MMFF piracy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 11:57 AM

Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas is asking Congress to look into the piracy that happened during the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), noting the situation has gone “from bad to worse.” Read more »

Pirate attacks remain high in Singapore Strait amid pandemic

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 15 09:47 PM

Sea piracy and armed robbery in Asian waters jumped 17 percent last year compared with a year earlier, with a particularly high occurrence in the Singapore Strait, a Japan-led international center to combat the scourge said on Friday.   Read more »

15 dawit sa pamimirata sa MMFF films inireklamo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 07:51 PM

Sinampahan ng reklamo ang ilang ilegal na nagpapakalat ng kopya ng mga pelikula sa 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival. Read more »

15 face raps for pirating MMFF movies

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 10:58 PM

Some offered movies at P10, while one made the movies available free of charge, according to the OMB. Read more »

Mga namimirata ng 2020 MMFF movies binalaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 08:51 PM

Nagbabala ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority sa mga pumirata ng mga entry ng Metro Manila Film Festival. Read more »

Upstream executive, artists vow to go after those pirating MMFF movies

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 12:51 PM

The new online platform showcasing entries of the 46th Metro Manila Filmfest has started to crack down on the piracy of filmfest entries showing up online. Read more »

Writer, director of 'Four Sisters' prequel speak up against piracy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 02:21 PM

The writer and director of “Four Sisters Before the Wedding” are appealing to the public to watch Star Cinema’s most recent offering legally in a call against piracy. Read more »

China says five sailors kidnapped off Nigeria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 08:22 PM

Five Chinese sailors were abducted by pirates last week from a cargo ship in Nigerian waters, the Chinese foreign ministry said Monday. Read more »

Philippines no longer on EU’s ‘priority’ counterfeit watchlist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 08:00 PM

The country was categorized Priority 3, but was finally stricken off the list because it did well to prevent intellectual property rights violations from spreading. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 20, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 01:16 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

LOOK: Angel Locsin unveiled as anti-piracy ambassador

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 11:38 PM

Locsin's latest work comes after being recently recognized for her relief efforts in disaster-stricken areas. Read more »

Angel vs pirates

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 08:33 PM

Angel Locsin smiles after signing a memorandum of agreement with the Optical Media Board to be its newest endorser at Axiaa Hotel in Quezon City on Friday Read more »

ABS-CBN files $4-million piracy suit in US

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 09:39 AM

ABS-CBN Corp. said Thursday it filed a $4-million lawsuit against a Texas resident and a streaming service for allegedly pirating the media giant's content through illegal set-top boxes. Read more »

Pirates kidnap 19 crew members from Greek tanker off Nigeria

Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 09:26 PM

The loaded vessel, the Nave Constellation, was attacked 77 nautical miles off Bonny Island on Tuesday and 18 Indians and one Turk from the crew were seized, the official said. Read more »

Duterte slams UN as 'inutile'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 10:25 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte blasted the United Nations on Thursday as "inutile," saying the international body failed to prevent wars and act on pirates. Read more »