12/12/2022
US Attorney Erek Barron announced the seizure of 55 separate websites for allegedly live-streaming the World Cup games for profit in violation of FIFA copyrights, effectively shuttering the sites’ services.
Instead, soccer fans looking to pirate the games on the steaming sites will see a new message stating that the site has been seized by the federal government, which will then redirect users to another site for additional information.
The investigation into the illegal sites was launched in September, when Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was tipped off by a FIFA representative identifying several sites being used to distribute and transmit copyright-infringing content, without FIFA’s authorization,’ prosecutors said.
“While many may believe that such websites do not constitute serious threats, the infringement upon rights holders of any intellectual property is a growing threat to our economic viability,” he continued.
“The impact can be felt across multiple industries, and it can be the conduit to other forms of criminal activity.”
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