EU Pirate Site-Blocking Is Broken: Report Calls for IP Blocking Ban and Rightsholder Liability * TorrentFreak

A new EU policy report published by CEPS points out that site-blocking efforts in several EU countries are fundamentally broken.

Paris Court Issued Simultaneous Site Blocking Orders Against ISPs, DNS Resolvers and VPNs * TorrentFreak

In 7 simultaneous rulings, the Paris Judicial Court ordered ISPs, VPN providers, and DNS resolvers to block access to 35 sports piracy sites.

U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy * TorrentFreak

Last week's Supreme Court decision in Cox Communications reshaped the piracy liability landscape, creating new urgency for site-blocking.

Google, Cloudflare, Cisco Lose Pirate Site DNS Blocking Appeal in France * TorrentFreak

The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed that DNS providers can be legally compelled to block access to domain names to stop piracy.

Belgian Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Cloudflare and Google, But Not Their DNS * TorrentFreak

A new Belgian site-blocking order compels ISPs, Cloudflare, and Google to restrict access to five illegal IPTV services.

ProtonVPN Fights French Pirate Site Blockades, But Court Rejects Overblocking Fears * TorrentFreak

ProtonVPN has fought back hard against a pirate site blocking request in France, without the desired result.

Ukraine Paves the Way for Pirate Site Blocking, Despite Ongoing War * TorrentFreak

Despite fighting an existential war against Russia, Ukraine continues to book progress in the fight against online piracy.

Spanish Court Orders ProtonVPN and NordVPN to Block Pirate Football Streams * TorrentFreak

A Spanish court has labeled VPNs as "intermediaries," ordering them to actively block IP addresses hosting illegal LaLiga games.

Nintendo Piracy: NXBrew and NSWPedia Targeted in European Blocking Efforts * TorrentFreak

Nintendo can welcome two new pirate site blocking orders in Europe at the start of the year, tarneting NXBrew and NSWPedia.

U.S. Rightsholders Applaud India’s “Lock and Suspend” Piracy Blockades

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U.S. Rightsholders Applaud India's "Lock and Suspend" Piracy Blockades * TorrentFreak

India’s site-blocking evolved from basic ISP blocks into a global domain-deletion engine that also targets American domain registrars.