A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would let courts order large VPN providers to block foreign piracy sites, a change that could affect how millions of Americans use a VPN. The American Copyright Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa on September 16, 2026, names VPNs alongside broadband providers and DNS resolvers […]
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Canal+ and LaLiga signed an anti-piracy agreement on Sept. 11, 2026 that covers nearly 50 countries, joining their technology and investigators to shut down illegal football streams. The deal pairs one of Europe’s biggest broadcasters with Spain’s top football league, and it shows how hard rights holders are now pushing against the pirate services that […]
A new UK report from the BeStreamWise anti-piracy campaign counts using a VPN to watch content that’s only available in other countries as illegal streaming. The definition sits alongside hacked Firesticks, torrents and social-media piracy in “The Price of Piracy,” which says illegal streaming costs UK broadcasters £1.35 billion a year. What Happened The report, […]
Belgium’s anti-piracy unit issued five new decisions this week ordering EU domain registrars and a registry to identify the people behind pirate streaming sites. The intermediaries must hand over names, bank accounts, crypto wallets and a year of connection logs, and they are barred from telling their customers. It’s a shift from blocking domains to […]
Pirate streaming site Cineby is shutting down for good, and its sister sites are going with it. The closure lands right as a Canadian court order lets studios add IPTV services and free streaming brands to ISP blocklists without going back to a judge. Here’s what happened and what it means for cord-cutters. What Happened […]