Google Opposes Site Blocking in Europe as U.S. Piracy Blocking Plans Gain Momentum
Google has told the European Commission that pirate site blocking causes “significant harm” and should not target DNS resolvers, VPNs or shared IPs. The submission…
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Alleged Operators of HiAnime Piracy Ring Arrested in Vietnam with U.S. Support
Supported by U.S. intelligence, Vietnamese authorities have dismantled a massive network of over 100 pirate sites. Seven suspects have been charged with running a mass…
Sports Rightsholders Want an EU Blacklist for ‘Piracy’ Hosting Providers
Sports broadcaster beIN and the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance propose to expand the European blocking efforts with a blacklist of rogue hosting companies. These companies can…
ACE, UEFA, and Mexico Chase PirloTV’s 950-Million-Visit Piracy Network
One of Latin America’s most-visited illegal sports streaming networks has been disrupted by ACE, UEFA, and Mexican authorities. The enforcement action targeted 44 domain names…
WIPO Alert Pay Aims to Cut Off Piracy Profits with Help from Payment Providers
For years, WIPO has tried to starve pirate sites of advertising money. Now it wants to cut off their payments too. A new system called…
Music Publishers Truncated Musk’s ‘DMCA Plague’ Tweet to Back Piracy Case, X Tells Court
Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed a motion to dismiss the multi-million dollar music piracy lawsuit, which was recently amended following the Cox Supreme Court…