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The FIFA World Cup highlights the growing IP challenges of ambush marketing, piracy and counterfeit merchandise. 

Belgium added 113 pirate domains to its blocklist, but domain hopping continues to weaken site-blocking efforts. 

Google urged the EU to avoid broad pirate site blocking, warning of harm to DNS, VPNs and legitimate services. 

Dutch broadcasters reject standalone sports streaming, saying operator bundles best support sport despite IPTV piracy. 

FIFA’s ExpressVPN World Cup sponsorship sparked backlash from La Liga and French broadcasters over anti-piracy concerns. 

AAPA urged the EU to adopt stronger laws, dynamic blocking and faster takedowns to combat live piracy. 

Bulgarian labels urged the EU to enforce existing copyright rules after courts rejected pirate site blocking. 

JioStar’s piracy complaint led to a Haryana police raid, equipment seizures and an FIR against a cable operator. 

India ordered Telegram to strengthen anti-piracy systems and submit a compliance report within 15 days. 

India ordered Telegram to strengthen anti-piracy measures and report its actions within 15 days.

One in five illegal streamers suffered malware, highlighting the growing cybersecurity risks of online piracy. 

LaLiga’s anti-piracy IP blocks disrupted over 500,000 legitimate websites, exposing major collateral damage.