Telecoms Regulator Gives Google a Week to Join IPTV Piracy Fight
Authorities and rightsholders in Brazil say there will be no let up in their battle against all aspects of the illegal TV market. From pirate IPTV services and non-certified set-top boxes, to illegal streaming websites and pirate apps, all will face continued disruption. Brazil’s National Film Agency (Ancine) and local telecoms regulator Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) announced a new anti-piracy partnership earlier this...
Rightsholders Urge U.S. Govt to Pave the Way for Pirate Site Blocking
For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. This stance was a remnant of the SOPA defeat, which drove copyright holders to focus on blocking efforts in other countries instead, with success. Those challenging times are now more than a decade old, and momentum is shifting. After more than forty countries around the world instituted site-blocking measures, including in Canada,...
Fmovies Gets Huge Visitor Boost, Users Spooked By Surge in Malware Warnings
For quite some time, Fmovies has sat among a newer-breed of pirate streaming sites pulling in astonishing levels of traffic. This has attracted a lot of negative attention from major rightsholders in the movie and TV sectors. The studios of the MPA have repeatedly taken complaints about FMovies to the U.S. government, leading to the platform making annual appearances in the USTR’s ‘notorious markets’ list. The resulting diplomatic...
NHL Piracy Streaming Lawsuit Fizzles Out After Blocking Measures End
Two years ago, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal upheld the first pirate site-blocking order in the country. The landmark decision opened the door to additional and more advanced blocking requests. Indeed, it didn’t take long before NHL broadcasters asked the court for a pirate IPTV blocking order of their own. The Federal Court eventually granted this request for the ongoing season, with some safeguards. In part due to intervention...
LaLiga & Telefónica ‘Live IPTV Blocking’ Also Targets Millions of Torrents
ISP blocking injunctions that aim to prevent regular internet users from accessing pirate sites are heavily utilized by the largest media companies. Early targets included pirate sites offering movie and TV shows but today the emphasis is on preventing access to live TV streams, sports broadcasts in particular. Since live streams are more challenging to block than static websites, courts appear keen to give rightsholders additional...
Amazon Sues Online Stores Selling Pirated DVDs
Amazon is not just the largest e-commerce retailer, the company also has a significant copyright portfolio. In recent years the company has increased its anti-piracy efforts, both individually and as a member of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). The company does all it can to protect popular titles such as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Boys, and The Peripheral, which are typically pirated shortly...
