World Cup Piracy Crackdown Shows Limits of Domain Seizures, MPA Pushes Site Blocking
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 blocked across Latin America. The Motion Picture Association, which coordinated the effort through its Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), previously praised the operation...
