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Russian stream-ripper abandons appeal of $83 million label litigation due to lack of funds

The Russian operator of stream-ripping sites FLVTO and 2conv has dropped his appeal against an $83 million default judgment in favour of the RIAA, citing lack of funds.…

Chris Cooke • 14 Aug 2023

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Stream-ripper appeals $83 million judgement in labels dispute to expose "legal process that has gone off the rails"

Tofig Kurbanov, operator of stream-ripping sites FLVTO and 2Conv, is appealing an $83 million US judgement against him in a dispute with the record labels.…

Chris Cooke • 25 Mar 2022

Business News • 3 min read

US court awards majors nearly $83 million in damages in stream-ripping case

A Virginia court has ordered Russian stream-ripping site owner Tofig Kurbanov to pay the major labels nearly $83 million in damages and stop infringing their copyrights.…

Chris Cooke • 14 Feb 2022

Business News • 4 min read

Stream-ripper says judge got it wrong when proposing $83 million damages bill

The Russian operator of stream-ripping sites FLVTO and 2conv argues a US magistrate judge wrongly recommended nearly $83 million in damages to the major labels.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Jan 2022

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US judge recommends that the majors should get $83 million in damages from stream-ripper

A US judge has recommended around $83 million in damages for the major labels against Tofig Kurbanov, operator of stream-ripping sites FLVTO and 2conv, after he stopped cooperating.…

Chris Cooke • 21 Dec 2021

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CMU Digest 11.10.21: FLVTO/2conv, COVID Passports, Boiler Room, Friendly Fires, Driift

CMU's weekly digest covers record labels' damages claim against FLVTO and 2conv, night-time criticism of COVID Passports, Dice's acquisition of Boiler Room and Friendly Fires' complaint.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2021

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Major labels seek $83 million in damages from Russian stream-ripper

The major labels have secured a default judgement against Russian stream-ripper operator Tofig Kurbanov and are seeking $83 million in damages and seizure of his domains.…

Chris Cooke • 07 Oct 2021

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Stream-ripping sites FLVTO, 2conv and Y2Mate all block users in the US and UK

The operator of stream-ripping sites FLVTO and 2conv has blocked users in the US and UK, as the labels seek a default judgement in their lawsuit against him.…

Chris Cooke • 09 Aug 2021

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CMU Digest 02.08.21: Tencent, Women In CTRL, CRB, FLVTO/2conv, Reservoir

This week's digest covers Tencent being ordered to end most exclusive music deals in China, diversity figures from Women In CTRL, and a US mechanical royalty dispute.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Aug 2021

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Russian stream-ripper opts to just ignore the record industry's lawsuit against him

Stream-ripping operator Tofig Kurbanov has stopped cooperating with the major labels' US lawsuit, despite a court order to share server data.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Jul 2021

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Stream-ripper hits back at court order over user-data

Tofig Kurbanov, operator of stream-ripping sites FLVTO and 2conv, has argued that a court order to store and share user data would be costly and risky.…

Chris Cooke • 07 Jul 2021

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Stream-rippers FLVTO and 2conv ordered to keep and share logs of what audio is being ripped

A Virginia court has ordered the operator of stream-ripping sites FLVTO and 2conv to keep and share server logs with record companies suing him for copyright infringement.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Jun 2021