{
  "id": 226361,
  "title": "Broadcaster Wins Broad US Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don't Exist Yet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/broadcaster-wins-broad-us-blocking-injunction-covering-pirate-sites",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/06/0444235/broadcaster-wins-broad-us-blocking-injunction-covering-pirate-sites-that-dont-exist-yet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TelevisaUnivision, a Mexican broadcaster, has secured a sweeping anti-piracy injunction from a U.S. federal court, according to a report by TorrentFreak. Initially targeting five pirate IPTV streaming operations, the case now encompasses over 500 domain names, compelling intermediaries such as Cloudflare, GitHub, and a Mexican bank to comply. The injunction also extends to pirate services and content yet to be created. This unprecedented order was issued by Judge Kathleen Williams, who granted a temporary restraining order just a day after the case was filed, without any input from the defendants. The injunction aims to protect the broadcaster's World Cup rights for sixteen Latin American territories, as its FIFA license requires it to prevent the Mexican broadcast signal from reaching the United States. The order prohibits the defendants from infringing the broadcaster's copyrighted works and using its trademarks, including all content tied to its licensed World Cup broadcast. Furthermore, third parties involved in the operation are compelled to disable the listed domains and IP addresses, and identify those behind them. What sets this injunction apart is its specificity to include entities and services that do not yet exist, including any content the broadcaster may produce or acquire rights to broadcast in the future, as well as comparable systems that may emerge.",
  "summary": "An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision (TU) has obtained (PDF) 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 names, requiring intermediaries including Cloudflare, GitHub, and a Mexican bank to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}