After a hiatus of several years, Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) A group of major Hollywood studios obtained a new website blocking injunction at the High Court in London. The order is in 2021 years 2 monthly, It forces local Internet service providers to block use "123movies" Brand of several web streaming sites.

Over the years, MPA Has been a regular visitor to London's High Court, To seek an injunction forcing Internet service providers to block pirated websites, But it seems to have lost interest in such tactics. 2019 years, torrentfreak The site has been contacted for information and background on why it stopped seeking an injunction MPA And learned that the Hollywood Group would "Use a range of appropriate methods in the UK" , To ensure filmmakers everywhere "Compensation for work" .

A year later, Little has changed as Britain is often MPA As the best example of effective shielding measures, But here's the surprise, Ask this question on this website MPA A year later, Many piracy sites have thrived without new blocking orders.

In this case, MPA In a vague manner, Says site blocking is just the tip of its anti-piracy strategy. A new lawsuit in Britain's High Court despite the Hollywood film studio vs MPA Not take a positive stance, But UK blocking measures now appear to be back on the agenda. This is not a surprise, The goal of the mask is to "123movies" Brand run Web-based streaming portal.

It is not clear if the sites are related beyond their names, But there seems to be 4 A website is considered a serious problem, Enough to make MPA Asked the High Court again for an injunction. The announcement was made by British Internet service provider Sky Broadband (Sky Broadband) revealing, The service provider is often required to block various types of "piracy" website, From torrent and streaming portals to more active subscriptions IPTV provider.

According to Sky , At Columbia Pictures Industries, Walt Disney Enterprises, Netflix Studios LLC, Paramount Pictures, After Universal Studios Productions LLC and Warner Bros. Entertainment filed with the Superior Court, The company is now blocking another 4 It's a streaming media portal, They are 0123movies. com, 123movie. cc, 123moviesfun. is and 123movies. net. Consider the widespread popularity of streaming sites, The big question is why 4 A website has become the target of action by film and television companies.

MPA Have shown interest in these sites. Early in 2020 years 11 month, This website is informed that MPA And the Alliance for Creative and Entertainment have been obtained from a U. S. court "Digital Millennium Copyright Act" (DMCA) summons. The purpose of the subpoena is to compel Cloudflare Handing over details of individuals who are running piracy platforms. There are several in the platform list "123movies" Brand website, include 0123movies. com and 123movies. net.

It is reported that, They are now MPA Obtained part of the objective of the injunction, The ban is significant in the UK market. For example, 0123movies. com It is currently visited a million times a month, Of which there is about 1/4 From the UK. According to the Internet Data information website SameWeb Statistics of, 123movies. net The number of visits is much larger, About per month 600 wan. similarly, Near its flow rate 25%From the UK. 123movie. cc and 123moviesfun. is The volume of traffic is much smaller, But the studios clearly see it as a problem to be solved, too. This is the second time in as many days that a UK Internet service provider has revealed the existence of a website blocking order.

Not long ago, Service provider TalkTalk It is reported that, At the publisher Elsevier and Springer Nature After filing an injunction, It will prevent Sci-Hub. se service. The high court has not yet released the ruling or involved MPA The latest ruling. The companies involved also did not acknowledge the existence of the ban, But confirmation and related details will be released in due course.

(Compiled from torrentfreak. com)

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