BOOKMRKS-MTHRFCKR/Laws.md

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title: Laws
sidebar_label: Laws
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- [Senate Votes to Allow FBI to Look at Your Web Browsing History Without a Warrant](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxxvk/senate-votes-to-allow-fbi-to-look-at-your-web-browsing-history-without-a-warrant)
- [Burn, drown, or smash your phone: Forensics can extract data anyway](https://www.zdnet.com/article/burn-drown-or-smash-your-phone-forensics-can-extract-data-anyway/)
- [A new bill could punish web platforms for using end-to-end encryption](https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/31/21116788/earn-it-act-section-230-lindsey-graham-draft-bill-encryption)
- [French court rules that Steam’s ban on reselling used games is contrary to European law](https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/19/20874384/french-court-steam-valve-used-games-eu-law)
- [MEPs approve sweeping changes to copyright law](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/mar/26/meps-approve-sweeping-changes-to-copyright-law-european-copyright-directive)
- [The Legalities of Linking](https://www.lifewire.com/legalities-of-linking-3468972)
- [COPYRIGHT LIABILITY FOR LINKING AND EMBEDDING - Klaris Law (.PDF)](https://klarislaw.com/wp-content/uploads/klarislaw-copyright-liability-for-linking-and-embedding.pdf)
- [EU court says linking to copyrighted material isn't illegal](https://www.engadget.com/2016/04/08/eu-court-linking-copyrighted-content-is-legal/)
- [IP Address is Not Enough to Identify Pirate, US Court of Appeals Rules](https://torrentfreak.com/ip-address-is-not-enough-to-identify-pirate-us-court-of-appeals-rules-180828/) - ([.PDF](https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/08/27/17-35041.pdf))
- [New EU Piracy Watchlist Targets Key Pirate Sites and Cloudflare](https://torrentfreak.com/new-eu-piracy-watchlist-targets-key-pirate-sites-and-cloudflare-181210/)
- [Domain Registrar Can be Held Liable for Pirate Site, Court Rules](https://torrentfreak.com/domain-registrar-can-be-held-liable-for-pirate-site-court-rules-181224/)
- [Reporting When Pirate Releases Hit The Internet is Apparently Illegal Now](https://torrentfreak.com/reporting-when-pirate-releases-hit-the-internet-is-apparently-illegal-now-190101/)
- [Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blocking](https://torrentfreak.com/swiss-copyright-law-downloading-stays-legal-no-site-blocking/)
- [Web Sheriff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Sheriff)
- [List of websites blocked in the United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_the_United_Kingdom)
- [Who Watches the Watchmen: Exploring Complaints on the Web](https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.05796)

## Internet Service Providers

- [Major US ISPs Refuse to Discuss Repeat Infringer Policies](https://torrentfreak.com/major-us-isps-refuse-to-discuss-repeat-infringer-policies-190912/)
- [British ISPs throw in the towel, give up sending out toothless copyright infringement warnings](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/20/creative_content_piracy/)
- [How to start your own ISP](https://startyourownisp.com/) - Start your own ISP, lists tools which you need and lots of background information.

### ISPs you should avoid

- AT&T
- CenturyLink
- Comcast/Xfinity
- Cox Communications
- Spectrum/Charter
- Telekom
- Verizon
- Vodafone

## Piracy status among contries

- [Where are torrents permitted?](https://i.imgur.com/3fHyG2S.png) - A world map (picture) which shows where warez torrenting is allowed.

### Countries where piracy is permitted

:::caution
For personal use only. Publishing & sharing it is always illegal!
:::

- Poland
- Spain
- Switzerland
  - [5/MAY/20 - US Removes Switzerland From ‘Pirate WatchList’](https://torrentfreak.com/us-removes-switzerland-from-pirate-watchlist-200550/)

### Countries where both downloading & sharing is illegal

- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
  - [Operation against digital piracy searches in 12 states](https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2019/11/01/policia-civil-deflagra-operacao-contra-pirataria-digital-em-sp.ghtml)
- Canada
- Chile
- Columbia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
  - [Denmark Blocked 141 Pirate Sites in 2019 But Pirates Are Bypassing The System](https://torrentfreak.com/denmark-blocked-141-pirate-sites-in-2019-but-pirates-are-bypassing-the-system-200503/)
- Egypt
- Greece
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Philippines
- Romania
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Uruguay
- Norge
- Sverige

### Countries where torrenting copyright material is highly illegal

- Australia
- China
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Latvia
- Portugal
- Russia
- UAE
- UK
- US

## GeoIP restricted countries

- Canada
- China
- Germany
- India
- Itlay
- Japan
- Latvia
- Malaysia
- Portugal
- Russia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- UAE
- UK
- US

## Public DMCA complaints

- [Lumendatabase.org](https://www.lumendatabase.org/) - A database e.g. Google uses for their blacklist, it provides hundreds of links with movie and tv shows.
- [UK ISP Court Orders](http://www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk/) - A incomplete list of websites recently taken down in the UK by the High Court.
- [Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List (.PDF)](https://torrentfreak.com/images/tradoc_157564.pdf) - A list from 2018 provided by Europol and others, to watch the current piracy status.