Anti-Piracy The ‘Superlative’ Injunction: India’s Pirate Site Blockades Go Next Level The High Court in New Delhi, India, has granted a new type of pirate site blocking order, dubbed the "superlative" injunction. The blocking order was… June 16, 2025, 12:10 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy ‘Immediate’ Pirate IPTV Shutdowns? No Problem, Please Ask Us Yesterday Sports rightsholders have revised their calls for illegal streams to be taken down inside 30 mins. It must now happen much more quickly, with the… June 15, 2025, 16:54 by Andy Maxwell
Lawsuits Record Labels Rebuff U.S. Government in Landmark ISP Piracy Liability Showdown A group of major record labels has fired back at an amicus brief from the U.S. Solicitor General, which urges the Supreme Court to accept… June 14, 2025, 13:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy France Escalates War on Sports Piracy with Real-Time IP Blocking The French Senate has passed a new anti-piracy bill that opens the door to automated IP-address blocking. This legislative push is bolstered by a parallel,… June 13, 2025, 16:07 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Piracy Giant Mangajikan’s “Website Closed” After 185m Visits in May Alone Earlier this week, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed a DMCA subpoena application in the U.S., as it continues to pursue the operators of major pirate… June 13, 2025, 07:47 by Andy Maxwell
Anti-Piracy European ISPs Complain About ‘Disproportionate’ Pirate Site Blocking Internet providers are increasingly tasked in the role of anti-piracy enforcers and instructed to block pirate websites and services. In Europe, court-ordered blockades are now… June 12, 2025, 10:22 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Pirate Sites’ Takedown Compliance Beats YouTube, Facebook, TikTok When platforms like Facebook and YouTube receive takedown notices from a reputable sender, Japan's CODA for example, the vast majority of requests are usually honored.… June 11, 2025, 12:54 by Andy Maxwell
Research Pirate Site Visits Dip to 216 Billion a Year, But Manga Piracy is Booming Fresh data for 2024 reveals that while overall pirate site traffic dipped to 216 billion visits, the landscape is shifting dramatically. Publishing piracy is booming,… June 10, 2025, 12:10 by Ernesto Van der Sar