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EUIPO and EU team up to fight piracy, boosting oversight, enforcement, and platform accountability across EU

Amazon removed Downloader app after update issue, reflecting stricter controls and anti piracy efforts

2 million in France pirate Ligue 1 matches, causing major revenue losses and pushing stronger enforcement efforts

Over 18,000 films pirated on major platform, highlighting Vietnam’s widespread online piracy problem

Cloudflare appeals Italy fine, saying piracy law risks censorship, overblocking, and threatens open internet

Piracy rises when films release at different times globally, as audiences seek early access unavailable legally

India orders Telegram to remove piracy, flags 3,142 channels sharing illegal films and OTT content

South Africa cracks down on DStv piracy, arrests suspects and shuts illegal streaming networks

APEC aligns IP with AI, trade and finance to boost innovation, SME access and digital economy enforcement

Kakao removed 1B pirated items globally, using AI tracking and legal action to shut down major piracy networks

Streameast piracy trial shows scale of illegal sports streaming and challenges in stopping global networks

Google refuses piracy subpoena for Gmail users, citing First Amendment concerns over anonymity and privacy.

P Stream shuts down after MPA pressure as legal risks rise but piracy sites likely to reappear

Madrid court summons Cloudflare CEO in piracy case over football streams and failure to act on takedowns