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MPA presses for VPNs to have a role in anti-piracy row in Europe
VPN, CDN, DNS services are increasingly becoming the target of rightsholders
The Motion Picture Association (MPA), a group representing Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros., and other major streaming giants, urges European countries to adopt an automated system that can block pirated content in real-time, without requiring court approval. Short for Domain Name System, a DNS server acts as the Internet phone book by translating users' requests into strings of numbers – IP addresses – to connect them with the right websites on the web. While this skill is crucial to bypass strict government-imposed internet restrictions, it can also be used as a workaround to current anti-piracy tactics that involve blocking access to piracy sites based on users' browsing location.
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