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U.S. Site Blocking Bill Adds VPNs to the List of Blocking Intermediaries

September 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

VPN providers with over 100,000 American users could be ordered to block pirate sites under the bill Rep. Darrell Issa introduced last week. The full text shows that VPNs were added after last year’s discussion […]

Pirate IPTV Operators Face $32.7 Million Judgment and Self-Expanding Blocking Injunction

September 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

TelevisaUnivision has asked a Florida federal judge to enter a $32.7 million default judgment against the operators of three pirate IPTV services, who all failed to appear in court. The proposed permanent blocking injunction expands […]

Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet

August 6, 2026 World Justice News 0

Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision has obtained one of the broadest anti-piracy injunctions ever issued by a U.S. federal court. After initially targeting five pirate IPTV streaming operations, the case expanded to cover well over 500 domain […]

Indian FIFA Club World Cup Piracy Blocking Order Felt Globally

June 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

In a move to protect the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 from piracy, DAZN has obtained an injunction from the Delhi High Court. The order targets not just local internet service providers, but also global […]

English Premier League Subpoena Requires Cloudflare to Unmask Streaming Pirates

April 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Piracy poses a major threat to the Premier League’s broadcast rights, prompting it to take continued action against rogue streaming sites. Hoping to unmask the anonymous operators behind dozens of pirate sites, the league has […]

New Bill Aims to Block Foreign Pirate Sites in the U.S.

February 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Pirate site blocking orders are a step closer to becoming reality in the United States after Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act. Should it become law, FAPDA would allow rightsholders to obtain […]

Danish Court Greenlights Copyright Protection for Live Sports in Landmark Blocking Case

December 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

The final verdict in a Danish site blocking battle, involving LaLiga and Rojadirecta, confirms that live sports broadcasts are protected copyright works. This marks a significant victory for rightsholders, who believe that this landmark decision […]

Court Orders For All US ISPs to Block Pirate Sites Have Been Suspended

June 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Last month we broke some rather unusual news. Successful judgments against three pirate streaming sites required every ISP in the United States to implement blocking measures, so that no subscriber could access them. However, after […]

US Court Orders Every ISP in the United States to Block Illegal Streaming Sites

May 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

More than a decade after U.S. lawmakers scuttled the controversial SOPA legislation that would’ve required ISPs to block pirate sites, a US court has demonstrated that the ability to block sites has been available all […]

.CA Domain Registry Objects to Pirate Site Blocking Order

February 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

The .CA domain registry CIRA has asked the Federal Court of Appeal to hear its objections against the first Canadian pirate site blocking order. According to the registry, these blockades jeopardize its mission to provide […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]