Saturday, July 13, 2024

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Argentina Blocks 50+ Pirate Football Streaming Sites, Operator Arrested
Ernesto Van der Sar, 13 Jul 11:53 AM

When Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 2022, the entire country was watching. Many people tuned in to legal broadcasts and, at the same time, illegal streams were buzzing too.

With an audience of many millions, piracy is unquestionably popular in Argentina. Rightsholders are happy with that, but they've also complained about a lack of enforcement against pirate streaming services.

The tide appears to have turned recently, in part because site blocking tools are improving. Last year, local anti-piracy outfit Alianza obtained the country's first dynamic site blocking order, requiring local ISPs to restrict access to thirty sports streaming sites.

While the blocking order had an effect, plenty of piracy alternatives remained available. This prompted Alianza to refer more sites to the local authorities, including a person of interest, who is believed to play a pivotal role.

50+ New Site Blocks, One Arrest

The Argentine Justice Department followed up on this lead and this week ordere...Read More

PornHub Owner Obtains Pirate Site Blocking Order From U.S. Court
Ernesto Van der Sar, 12 Jul 08:10 PM

The name 'Aylo' may not sound immediately familiar but hundreds of millions of people visit its sites every month.

Formerly known as MindGeek, and Manwin before that, the company conquered the online adult market over the past decade by offering free porn to the masses.

Aylo is also the driving force behind free 'tube' sites such as PornHub, YouPorn, and RedTube. It also owns many adult brands, including Brazzers and Reality Kings, that charge for subscriptions.

Over the years, the company has built an impressive library of over 40,000 registered copyright works. The company's enforcement arm MG Premium protects this content by various means; it sends millions of takedown requests per week and full-blown lawsuits often enter the equation.

The Goodporn Lawsuit

MG Premium fought a lengthy court battle against DaftSex, which it won, and earlier this year a rather bizarre lawsuit against Goodporn swung in its favor.

The Goodporn case has many interesting twists and turns, with defend...Read More

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