{"id":46958,"date":"2015-04-15T00:44:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=46958"},"modified":"2025-01-10T07:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:12:33","slug":"game-of-thrones-hit-by-piracy-from-twitter-owned-app-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/15\/game-of-thrones-hit-by-piracy-from-twitter-owned-app-users\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217; hit by piracy from Twitter-owned app users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/game-of-thrones.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42339\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/game-of-thrones.png\" alt=\"game of thrones\" width=\"849\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/game-of-thrones.png 849w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/game-of-thrones-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221; has the dubious honor of being popular with both pirates and viewers.<\/p>\n<p>After its fifth season began Sunday, users of a Twitter-owned live-streaming app shared the fantasy drama.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy glucophage online <a href=\"http:\/\/healthdirectionsinc.com\/images\/png\/glucophage.html\">http:\/\/healthdirectionsinc.com\/images\/png\/glucophage.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>HBO said Tuesday it sent &#8220;take down&#8221; notices to Periscope, the app that allows video streaming from users&#8217; phones to their Twitter followers.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter, which recently acquired Periscope, said the app complies with U.S. copyright law and will respond to valid take-down requests.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, HBO said four unaired &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221; episodes that were leaked online had come from within a group authorized to receive preview DVDs.<\/p>\n<p>The unrelated incidents don&#8217;t appear to have hurt the show&#8217;s ratings. HBO hasn&#8217;t released figures, but reports say nearly 8 million viewers tuned in to the premiere, the best start yet for the series based on the works of George R.R. Martin.<\/p>\n<p>HBO indirectly chided Periscope, saying in a statement that app developers should have tools to &#8220;proactively prevent mass copyright infringement&#8221; and not rely solely on being notified after such incidents occur.<\/p>\n<p>Neither HBO nor Twitter had further comment on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>But in a Periscope copyright policy posted online, the company said it expects users to respect intellectual property rights and asks those alleging copyright infringement to contact it with details and proof.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy singulair online <a href=\"http:\/\/healthdirectionsinc.com\/images\/png\/singulair.html\">http:\/\/healthdirectionsinc.com\/images\/png\/singulair.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The policy also says that Periscope reserves the right to remove such content without prior notice and to terminate the account of a &#8220;repeat infringer.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221; has the dubious honor of being popular with both pirates and viewers. 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