{"id":77580,"date":"2024-06-17T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=77580"},"modified":"2024-06-17T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:01:02","slug":"ace-subpoenas-target-iptv-services-piracy-apps-and-streaming-portals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=77580","title":{"rendered":"ACE Subpoenas Target IPTV Services, Piracy Apps, and Streaming Portals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ACEThe Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE<\/a>), arguably the world\u2019s most active anti-piracy coalition, is backed by dozens of major rightsholders. <\/p>\n

The group is largely managed by the Motion Picture Association, which has requested many DMCA subpoenas on its behalf over the past few years. <\/p>\n

New Subpoena Round<\/h2>\n

After the MPA\u2019s former Chief of Global Content Protection Jan Van Voorn left for a new opportunity<\/a>, ACE went quiet on the subpoena front. The legal requests were always signed by Van Voorn, so someone else had to fill this role going forward. But who?<\/p>\n

The answer arrived late last week when several new subpoena requests were docketed at a California federal court. The requests are similar to those seen before, now signed by Dani Bacsi, MPA\u2019s Deputy Chief of Content Protection.<\/p>\n

Through the subpoenas, ACE asks Cloudflare<\/a> and the .To domain registry<\/a> (Tonic) for information related to several domain names. These targets can be broadly divided into three groups \u2013 streaming sites, apps, and IPTV services \u2013 some with dozens of millions of monthly visits. <\/p>\n

Pirate Streaming Sites<\/h2>\n

Anime site Anitaku is the most prominent target, with more than 125 million visits between March and May. However, other sites such as Goojara and Kickassanime have no traffic shortage either. <\/p>\n

The subpoenas target a total of 17 pirate streaming site domains. ACE and the MPA hope that, through their requests for information, they can learn more about the identities and whereabouts of the operators. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Domains with the most traffic (full list here<\/a>)<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Domain<\/th>\n3 Month Visits<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Anitaku.so<\/td>\n127 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anitaku.to<\/td>\n94 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goojara.to<\/td>\n82 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kickassanime.mx<\/td>\n55 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Animesonlinecc.to<\/td>\n54 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Piracy Apps and IPTV<\/h2>\n

In addition to streaming sites, ACE has also listed domain names of websites that offer downloads to dedicated piracy apps including \u2018Gold Core App\u2019, \u2018Live NetTV\u2019, \u2018RedPlay\u2019 and \u2018MagisTv\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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In addition, the subpoenas include domain names of IPTV portals such as Atlaspro, Newtelevision, and Honeybeeiptv. The latter is particularly popular in Singapore, where it\u2019s one of the most visited sites in the Computers and Technology category.<\/p>\n

As with the other sites and services, links to show how these domains match to infringing titles are included for each domain. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"honeybee\"<\/center><\/p>\n

The goal of these proposed subpoenas is to require Tonic and Cloudflare to share identifying information on the users who maintain the associated accounts. That includes any names, physical addresses, IP addresses, e-mail addresses, payment information, and account histories.<\/p>\n

Helpful, Not Perfect<\/h2>\n

Most operators of pirate sites and services know that ACE can obtain these DMCA subpoenas. They often preempt this by using false information. However, according to MPA\u2019s Deputy Chief of Content Protection, Dani Bacsi, these efforts can still pay off.<\/p>\n

Speaking with TorrentFreak, Bacsi says that the subpoenas are part of a legal tool set used to unmask pirates behind mass-scale infringing services. The MPA can\u2019t share its success rate, but subpoenaed information has been fruitful in multiple cases. <\/p>\n

Ideally, ACE, MPA, and other rightsholder representatives<\/a> would like intermediaries to verify their customers\u2019 identities. <\/p>\n

Without referring specifically to Cloudflare or Tonic, Bacsi confirms that it would be a positive step if online intermediaries adopted robust \u2018Know Your Business Customer\u2019 (KYBC) procedures.<\/p>\n

\u201cApplying a KYBC policy will also ensure legal compliance, enhance security, prevent fraud, and protect the intermediary\u2019s reputation by verifying the legitimacy of its business customers and mitigating associated risks,\u201d Bacsi concludes.<\/p>\n

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\nA full list of all targeted domains is available below. The associated paperwork can be found here (1<\/a>,2<\/a>,3<\/a>,4<\/a>,5<\/a>,6<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 vegamovies.to
\n\u2013 goojara.to
\n\u2013 supernova.to
\n\u2013 animesonlinecc.to
\n\u2013 anitaku.to
\n\u2013 ssoap2day.to
\n\u2013 anitaku.so
\n\u2013 braflix.video
\n\u2013 kickassanime.mx
\n\u2013 movieffm.net
\n\u2013 hdtodaytv.icu
\n\u2013 animepahe.com
\n\u2013 animepahe.org
\n\u2013 gogoanime.me
\n\u2013 soaper.tv
\n\u2013 soap2day.tf
\n\u2013 soap2day.qa
\n\u2013 vegamovies.to
\n\u2013 gold.coreplay.tv
\n\u2013 livenettv.bz
\n\u2013 redplaycard.com
\n\u2013 magistv.app
\n\u2013 atlaspro.tv
\n\u2013 atlaspro.io
\n\u2013 newtelevision.online
\n\u2013 best-usahosting.com
\n\u2013 honeybeeiptv.com<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\n

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