In a landmark case, a court in New York authorized a “seizure warrant” permitting the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to seize the domain names of several websites which were facilitating links to pirate P2P streams of broadcast sports events. The seizure effectively closes down for a time the operations of the pirate websites, though they may attempt to move offshore to avoid US jurisdiction. (For a look at one of the seized sites, click here: http://www.atdhe.net) Legislation is also under consideration in the US Congress which would impose sanctions against offshore sites.
CASBAA members can download the ICE court affidavit, which conveys many more details about the case here.
To read more about this in the Wall Street Journal, please click here.