IFPI Shuts Down Stream-Ripping Sites
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has successfully shut down prominent stream-ripping site Y2mate.com and 11 other similar websites in Vietnam.
Y2mate.com, one of the world’s most visited stream-ripping sites, had previously been targeted with website blocking measures in 13 countries and featured in multiple editions of the USTR Notorious Markets Report and the EU Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist.
- Over 620 million visits globally in the past year alone
- Long-term focus for IFPI, which represents the recording industry worldwide
Under the enforcement agreement, the operator of Y2mate and the other sites has permanently shut down the services and agreed to cease infringing IFPI members’ rights.
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Author's summary: IFPI shuts down 12 stream-ripping sites.