CEG-TEK vs RightsCorp. Same genus, different species.
Comparing the strategies, tactics, and differences between RIAA-based copyright enforcement DMCA settlement notice outfit RightsCorp and CEG-TEK.
Copyright Enforcement Group (CEG-TEK)
Canada begins receiving CEG-TEK DMCA settlement letters.
3/16/16 UPDATE: I have heard that CEG-TEK has retained an attorney who is filing the Dallas Buyers Club / Voltage Pictures IP address-based lawsuits in Canada to sue on behalf of their clients (it appears it may be James Zibarras). Apparently they are doing it as a proof-of-concept to teach that Canada’s limited statutory damages ($5,000 CAN … Read more
ISPs Limit How Long They Hold Your Information.
How time limits and purged records stop a copyright holder from learning the identity of an accused downloader. It occurred to me that there is some confusion as to what is an ISP retention policy a.k.a. an “IP address retention policy.” the effect the amount of time ISPs keep IP address logs (linking a particular … Read more
CEG-TEK’s Growing List Of ISPs, And Their NEW Alliance With COX Communications.
An increase in the number of internet users receiving DMCA settlement demand letters is concerning, especially with a growing list of ISPs working with CEG-TEK.
The Giganews VPN Problem
The first rule of Usenet is “you do not speak about usenet.” While writing something like this can upset those I would not want to upset, there is a bigger problem — what happens when the Usenet service provider (or more accurately, newsgroup service provider) fingers you as the internet user who is accused of committing a … Read more