MPA – World Justice News

U.S. Pirate IPTV Operator Faces $9 Million in Damages After Ghosting Hollywood Lawsuit

November 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Pennsylvania man, alleged to be the operator of several pirate IPTV services including ‘Shrugs’ and ‘Zing’, faces a potential $9 million default judgment. After major Hollywood studios sued him in March, the defendant was […]

ACE Shuts Down World’s Largest Sports Piracy Ring ‘Streameast’ – But the Original Streameast Survives

September 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

In a major anti-piracy action against a Streameast-branded operation, ACE has shut down what it calls the world’s largest illegal sports streaming ring. Conducted alongside Egyptian authorities, the operation dismantled a network of more than […]

MPA and RIAA Want to be Heard in Crucial DMCA Subpoena Appeal

April 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

The MPA and RIAA want to have their say in a crucial third-party Ninth Circuit appeal about the use of DMCA subpoenas against alleged online pirates. Fearing a ruling that could limit their enforcement options, […]

FMovies Piracy ‘Mastermind’ Confesses – Authorities Confirm Piracy Prosecution

November 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

The alleged owner and operator of FMovies and affiliated platforms, together considered the most visited pirate sites on the planet before they were recently shut down, has confessed and will be prosecuted in Vietnam. Phan […]

RIAA and MPA Urge Court Not to Disarm the DMCA Subpoena Anti-Piracy Tool

October 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

The RIAA and MPA are concerned about a recent court ruling that could hinder their ability to combat online piracy using DMCA subpoenas. The court’s decision suggests that IP addresses may not be considered “links”, […]

ACE Shuts US-Based Pirate IPTV Services, Poor Security Costs $2m

August 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

Larissa Knapp, the MPA’s new Chief Content Protection Officer, and the team at ACE have announced the shutdown of several US-based pirate IPTV services. The FBI veteran revealed the closure of AnytimeTV plus other pirate […]

U.S. Copyright Groups Urge Canada to Prioritize Anti-Piracy Enforcement

August 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, believes that Canada could and should do more to tackle online piracy. The association argues that anti-piracy efforts, in the broadest sense, should […]

ACE Has Prepared a Huge List of Pirate Sites it Wants to Shut Down in 2024

December 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

At a time when hundreds of millions of people in North America, Latin America, Europe, and beyond had little but Christmas on their minds, MPA & ACE were deciding which platforms to target in 2024. […]

ACE Shuts Down Major Pirate Site Extreme-Down After 15 Years of Resilience

February 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

After being targeted in French courts by movie companies, blocked by French ISPs, and then deindexed by Google, illegal streaming/DDL site Extreme-Down burned domain after domain in an effort to stay in the game. Ending […]

Dozens of Pirate IPTV, Streaming Sites & Apps Face Uncertainty in 2023

January 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

Dozens of pirate IPTV services, streaming apps, and web-based streaming sites are part of a new sweep by the ACE anti-piracy coalition. Investigations may still be in the early stages but for those targeted, ACE […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]