3 Count: Bungie Bitcoin Battle

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1: Kathleen Hanna, Tegan and Sara, More Back Internet Archive in $621 Million Copyright Fight

First, today, Jon Blistein at Rolling Stone reports that 300+ musicians have signed an open letter supporting the Internet Archive in its battle against the music industry.

The lawsuit concerns the Internet Archive’s Great 78 Project, which makes available various recordings from old records on its website. However, the record labels sued the Internet Archive last year, alleging that the program violates the copyright of music they control.

However, a group of musicians has expressed support for the Internet Archive. They claim that the lawsuit could destroy the Internet Archive, which they do not want to be done in their name. The letter’s signers include Kathleen Hanna, Tegan and Sara, and Amanda Palmer. Currently, the record labels are seeking some $621 million in damages.

2: Bungie Targets Bitcoin Wallet in Effort to Expose ‘Destiny 2’ Cheaters

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at TorrentFreak reports that Bungie, the makers of the game Destiny 2, have subpoenaed the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in hopes of learning who is behind a Bitcoin wallet suspected to be used by a cheatmaker.

The subpoena is part of Bungie’s broader effort to target those who make and sell cheats for its games. This has often involved targeting the creators for violation of copyright, including copying Bungie-owned code and circumventing Bugie’s copyright protection tools.

In this case, the anonymous user, suspected to be from Europe, is fighting the subpoena. They claim that the subpoena would violate EU privacy laws and that there is inadequate evidence to warrant turning over the information. Bungie has responded to the motion to quash, saying that “John Doe” should be forced to litigate the case under their real name.

3: Amazon Fire Stick Warning Is Issued as Police Raid 30 Suppliers in Crackdown on Illegal Streaming TV

Finally today, Francine Wolfisz, Elizabeth Haigh and Jon Brady at the Daily Mail report that, in the UK, the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has launched a campaign against the sellers of “dodgy” Amazon Fire TV Sticks.

So far, FACT and local police have targeted at least 30 suspected suppliers of the sticks. Most received warnings to cease selling or face jail time. However, at least one person, a 42-year-old man from Newport, was arrested.

The move is just the latest crackdown by UK-based authorities on such devices. Last month, a 29-year-old man from Liverpool was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for his part in selling the devices.

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