PiracyTakedown has examined how many of Amazon Kindle's bestsellers are pirated. It has revealed 63% of them are being distributed over torrent or cyberlockers.
Oboom, a cyberlocker surging in popularity since May 2013, could be the biggest thread to digital content industry. Here are four reasons why it is so poupular, and why it could be the next Megaupload.
So you have heard of Oboom and you know it's popular, but where is it? Googling Oboom cannot find its URL. What's happenning?
With its beautifully designed website, Oboom has been rapidly increasing its users since March 2014. With so many file sharing hosts in this age, why is it so popular? And what is the thread to content creators? Let's take a look.
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Cyberlocker is a nickname for file sharing hosts that allow users to share their files publicly. While the purpose of file sharing hosts such as Box and Dropbox is to share files privately, Cyberlockers aim to enable users to share files publicly while hiding the identity of uploaders.
A DMCA takedown notice is an official notification under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to request third parties to remove contents that infringe copyright.
ChillingEffects.org is a website that collects and analyzes legal complaints about online activity. It is administrated by Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization located in San Francisco. As written on their website, ChillingEffects aims to support lawful online activity against the chill of unwarranted legal threats.