Category

# Piracy and intellectual property seizures

Criminal enforcement against streaming services, file sharing sites, torrent indexes, and shadow libraries.

Records 6 2010 to 2026

Infrastructure 3 Items recorded as acted on

People named 10 Distinct people in these records

Sources 8 Cited across the category

## What this category covers

Domain seizures and prosecutions brought by the state. Civil copyright disputes and platform content removal are a different thing and are not recorded here.

Every entry below is an action that was carried out, not an announcement of intent. The [counting rules](https://takedownindex.org/about/counting-incidents) and the [inclusion definition](https://takedownindex.org/about/what-counts) apply to this category exactly as they apply to the rest of the index.

What the record does not settle

- 0 of 6 records have a documented successor. Silence in the other rows is not evidence that a service stayed down.
- Reported figures come from the acting authorities. Named figures come from people recorded individually here. The two are never added together.

## Chronology

| Date | Takedown | Target | Led by | Jurisdictions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jun 30, 2010 | [Operation In Our Sites (initial phase)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-in-our-sites-initial-phase) | Nine domains offering pirated first-run films | ICE-HSI and IPR Center | Not established |
| Jan 19, 2012 | [Megaupload seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) | Megaupload | DOJ | Not established |
| Jul 20, 2016 | [Kickass Torrents takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kickass-torrents-takedown) | Kickass Torrents (KAT) | HSI | Not established |
| Nov 3, 2022 | [Z-Library domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/z-library-domain-seizure) | Z-Library | FBI | Not established |
| Nov 27, 2024 | [European illegal IPTV enforcement action](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/european-illegal-iptv-enforcement-action) | Multiple illegal IPTV networks | Not established | Not established |
| Jun 26, 2026 | [Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-offsides-2026-fifa-world-cup-streaming-domains) | More than 1,000 unauthorized World Cup streaming domains | ICE-HSI and IPR Center | Not established |

## Who leads these actions

- [IPR Center](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/national-intellectual-property-rights-coordination-center)2 records
- [ICE-HSI](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-homeland-security-investigations)2 records
- [FBI](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation)1 record
- [HSI](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/homeland-security-investigations)1 record
- [DOJ](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/united-states-department-of-justice)1 record

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