News Summary

• Operation Offsides was the largest sports piracy crackdown ever carried out during a single event.
• From the start of the FIFA World Cup through the final, u.s. authorities and their partners seized more than 1,000 domains.
• The Motion Picture Association, which coordinated the effort through its Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment ( ACE ), previously praised the operation as a massive success.
• However, in an op-ed published by RealClearMarkets yesterday, MPA’s leadership admits that domain seizures have their limitations.