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Legal action in Vietnam takes stream-ripper Y2mate offline

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IFPI • 2 min read

Legal action in Vietnam takes stream-ripper Y2mate offline

Legal action in Vietnam has resulted in popular stream-ripping site Y2mate going offline, with the operator of the service agreeing to shut down the site permanently. Meanwhile in Brazil the campaign against stream manipulation continues, with a court ordering that TurbineDigital be blocked…

Chris Cooke • 14 Oct 2025

Y2Mate returns to court in ongoing legal battle over Rickrolling takedown notices

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Y2Mate • 2 min read

Y2Mate returns to court in ongoing legal battle over Rickrolling takedown notices

Stream ripper Y2Mate last year went legal after a rival issued an illegitimate takedown notice against its site in relation to Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. However, it doesn’t know which rival is behind the Rickrolling takedown. A court order last week might help in its ongoing search…

Chris Cooke • 20 May 2024

Setlist Podcast: Competition law concerns over Spotify’s royalty plans

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Spotify • 3 min read

Setlist Podcast: Competition law concerns over Spotify’s royalty plans

Competition law expert Amelia Fletcher's letter to Spotify boss Daniel Ek about the streaming services plan for a two-tier royalty system, and the rickrolling takedown battle between two stream-ripping platforms…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 10 Nov 2023

Stream-ripper gets court order to identify who is behind rick-rolling Google takedown notices

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Y2Mate • 1 min read

Stream-ripper gets court order to identify who is behind rick-rolling Google takedown notices

Stream-ripper Y2Mate last week got a court order forcing Google to share information about who has been issuing copyright takedown notices against its website - it suspects a competitor has been issuing takedowns to negatively impact its Google ranking…

Chris Cooke • 07 Nov 2023