HONG KONG (March 15, 2016). The managing director of Maverickeye (ME) Patrick Achache attends the 20th HKTDC Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) together with Atty. Samuel Seow, a renowned lawyer from Singapore. Read more
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3 forms of piracy cost the media industry $8.2B each year
According to a report, malware, infringed content, and fake traffic is costing the media industry $8.2B a year. At the request of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, EY completed a study where they checked existing studies, data analytics and the top 30 companies to determine the cost of online piracy as well as all illegal digital activities. However, in EY’s study, they only focused on the US costs, not on a global scale. Read more
NJORD and Maverickeye to endorse awareness campaign in Finland
Maverickeye (ME) has just closed a new deal with NJORD, a Scandinavian law firm that specializes in data protection, intellectual property law, and many other areas, and has been ME’s partner law firm in Denmark for quite some time now. Together, the 2 companies aim to take over Finland and spread better awareness on copyright infringement. Read more
Dallas Buyers Club producers and Netflix continue to discourage Aussie pirates
Australia has remained to be a favorite lair for pirates with the highest rates of online TV and film piracy. At present, piracy is still a problem but it has started falling with the availability of legal options. Read more
SSLawCorp’s expansion to the Philippines
Signed and official: Samuel Seow enters agreement with Migriño Rivera & Cruz Law Firm
Last October 10, 2015, Patrick Achache (one of MaverickEye’s founders) visited Samuel Seow, MaverickEye’s partner lawyer in Singapore, as the latter signed an Association Agreement with a new law firm in Manila, Philippines – the Migriño Rivera & Cruz. Read more
Dallas Buyers Club returns with a counter-offer, pushing for a subset
The Australian case is not over yet as Maverick Eye continues to fight the court battle. Back in April, Dallas Buyers Club LLC won the right to obtain the personal details of 4,726 individuals who have allegedly downloaded and shared the movie in Australia. Read more
French magazine charged for writing about piracy
A local magazine in France named Téléchargement (Download) was fined €10,000 for releasing an issue showing readers different ways where to find and download pirated films, like Dallas Buyers Club, Automata, Olympus Has Fallen, etc., TV shows, games, and music online. Read more
Voltage Pictures demands details of alleged infringers
AUSTRALIA – The Dallas Buyers Club rights holder has urged the Federal Court to coerce ISPs including iiNet and Dodo to hand over thousands of Australians’ subscriber information by May 6.
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