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News The .CA domain registry CIRA has asked the Federal Court of Appeal to hear its objections against the first Canadian pirate site blocking order. According to the registry, these blockades jeopardize its mission to provide high-quality registry and DNS services, while noting there are more suitable alternatives. Last November, Canada’s Federal Court approved the […]
News Sweden’s Patent and Market Court has ruled that Internet provider Telia must block access to several large pirate sites. The order, which targets The Pirate Bay, Dreamfilm, FMovies, and NyaFilmer, was requested by several Hollywood studios. It is the first dynamic blocking order in Sweden, allowing the rightsholders to expand the blocklist when new […]
File-hosting giant Mega.nz has been blocked by some ISPs in Brazil following a ruling from the São Paulo Court of Justice. The New Zealand-based platform believes that the Court has been misled but it’s not the only site affected. Several other domains are listed by the Court, including one apparently operated by Openload, one of […]
A lawsuit against the alleged ‘pirate’ IPTV provider GoldTV is gearing up to be a test case for pirate site blocking in Canada. A group of major broadcasters and telco giants, including Rogers and Bell, has obtained an interim injunction against GoldTV, and reportedly plans to request a site blocking order next month. Last year, […]
The Premier League has won an injunction from the Commercial Court in Ireland to have live ‘pirate’ streams of its football matches blocked by local ISPs. Under the order, ISPs Eircom, Sky, Virgin and Vodafone will respond to real-time information supplied by the League’s anti-piracy partners. The injunction mirrors a similar program previously established in […]
The Premier League is seeking to expand its illegal stream blocking program to Ireland. An application filed at the High Court demands that ISPs including Eircom, Sky, Virgin and Vodafone prevent their customers from accessing Premier League content via pirate sites and servers. Blocking of pirate websites and services is now a global phenomenon. Mostly […]
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has obtained a court order to prevent the managers of two Facebook groups from sharing copyright eBooks online. Four people, including a 49-year-old woman, have agreed to pay a settlement but face significant additional penalties if there are any future infringements. Pirated eBooks can be downloaded from dozens if not hundreds […]
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup currently underway in England and Wales is set to conclude July 14, 2019. Rights to audio broadcasts are held by India-based Channel 2 Group but the company is facing competition from unlicensed ‘pirate’ streams. To combat this threat, the Delhi High Court has handed down a broad blocking order […]
Top Spanish football league LaLiga, with assistance from anti-piracy group Rights Alliance, has obtained a first-of-its kind dynamic sports blocking order in Denmark. Nine ‘pirate’ sites with large numbers of Danish visitors will now be blocked by major ISP Telenor in an effort to boost legal consumption. Movies, TV shows, and music have all proven […]