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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by Wistar on Friday June 21, 2024 @11:53PM (#40756117)
“The jury convicted Dallman, Courson, Garcia, Jaurequi, and Huber of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.”

This was just today.

Deadline: “Operators Of Jetflicks, An Illegal Streaming Service With A Catalog Larger Than Netflix, Prime Video And Hulu Put Together, Convicted By Federal Jury”

https://deadline.com/2024/06/jetflicks-illegal-streaming-ser...

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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by garciasn on Saturday June 22, 2024 @12:53AM (#40756361)
We’re specifically talking about singing Happy Birthday in public, not offering 182,000 titles ripped from mainstream networks and other streaming services and then charging $9.99 to $19.99/month and making millions.
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Re:Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after publis... by mlyle on Saturday June 22, 2024 @01:42AM (#40756590)
> We’re specifically talking about singing Happy Birthday in public

> > > Who's been jailed for singing Happy Birthday? How many people have been jailed for copyright violations at all?

Note the second sentence which brought the wider topic into discussion.

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