Publications

Originally the home of The Pirate Bay, Sweden has a long and well documented history when it comes to online piracy. As in other countries, however, many Swedish pirates have made the switch from relatively cumbersome torrents to on-demand streamin...

Attempts to significantly downplay the scale of the piracy problems faced by major European football leagues, are simply at odds with the facts on the ground. They’re also just as unhelpful as the staggering annual loss estimates spouted by rightsh...

Online piracy is a constant headache for copyright holders; one that’s particularly difficult to beat. Due to those who run pirate sites often ignoring takedown requests, copyright holders also target search engines and other online platforms that in...

The Department of Justice is trying to make it easier for President Donald Trump to lie to the American public under the guise of cracking down on leaks. On April 25, the DOJ announced the reversal of an internal policy that protected journalists fro...

This is the third in a series of profiles of independent journalists who use public records to hold local governments accountable. The second, about Hannah Bassett of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, is here. The first, about Lisa Pick...

Dear Friend of Press Freedom, This week, we take a look back at Trump 2.0’s first 100 days — and catch us live May 2, 2025, at 1 p.m. Eastern time for a discussion on the administration’s unprecedented attack on law firms and what they mean for the p...

When site-blocking is publicized by those who acquire an injunction, attention tends to be carefully drawn towards key messaging. Being seen to take action against piracy is a public reminder to pirate sites and suppliers that rightsholders are alw...

Following its launch in 2016, Fmovies presented a major threat to Hollywood and after years online, it was one that seemed near impossible to defeat. The site’s operators were linked to dozens of popular pirate sites, together generating billions of...

Sultan Qaboos, a UK ally who ruled the Gulf kingdom of Oman for half a century until his death in 2020, has been criticised in surprisingly frank terms by a senior diplomat responsible for protecting international relations. Graham Hand, a former amb...

Simple common sense tells us that a corporation’s decision to operate in every state shouldn’t mean it can’t be sued in most of them. Sadly, U.S. law doesn’t always follow common sense. That’s why we were so pleased with a recent holding from the Nin...