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When the Motion Picture Association (MPA) described its new UK blocking order to WIPO in May, it was presented as a key step in the fight against online piracy. The "omnibus" order would make it easier and quicker to block new domain names and pirate site

While site blocking efforts were a novelty in France a few years ago, they have since transformed into a streamlined annual ritual. Ahead of each new football season, broadcaster Canal+ goes to the Paris Judicial Court, requesting site blocking orders to

For years, rightsholders have demanded urgent and decisive action from the European Commission, to tackle live-streaming piracy of live sports and events. The EU heard these calls and in 2023 it published a targeted recommendation, "encouraging" member st

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For many years, NYAA has been heralded as one of the top sources for anime content, serving an audience of millions of users. The site was launched more than two decades ago and the brand is still going strong today, as it's traditionally one of the most

YggTorrent was France's largest torrent community, home to more than 10 million registered members before it shut down in March following a devastating hack. The operators threw in the towel, and in July the French Gendarmerie arrested twelve people it ac

While the U.S. doesn't have a dedicated site blocking law yet, it is certainly possible to take out pirate sites and services through court-ordered injunctions. A recent federal lawsuit filed in a Florida federal court, shows that this can result in a swe

The Cosmos portal is one of the most active corners of the European Space Agency's website. Run by ESA's Science Program, it hosts mission-support pages and public data archives for Gaia, Euclid, XMM-Newton, and dozens of other missions, backed by a scien

In late 2022, several of the world's largest music companies, including Warner Bros. and Sony Music, secured a key victory against Grande Communications. A Texas federal jury found the Internet provider liable for willful contributory copyright infringeme

Operation Offsides was the largest sports piracy crackdown ever carried out during a single event. From the start of the FIFA World Cup through the final, U.S. authorities and their partners seized more than 1,000 domains, while close to 2,000 more were b