Websites offering illegal copyrighted material could see their advertising revenue cut under a new initiative.Police have created an online database of websites “verified” as being illegal.It is hoped that firms that handle advertising will use the resource to make sure they do not serve advertising on those sites, cutting off revenue.Top piracy sites generate millions of pounds thanks to advertising.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26788800Also see:UK Police Launch Pirate Site Blacklist for Advertisers
City of London Police is continuing its crackdown on piracy with the launch of an official blacklist that advertising agencies can use to disrupt cash flow to allegedly infringing sites. The “Infringing Website List” is maintained by the the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit in collaboration with entertainment industry groups.Over the past few months City of London Police have been working together with the music and movie industries to tackle sites that provide unauthorized access to copyrighted content.Initially the police only sent warning letters to site owners, asking them to go legit or shut down. Late last year this was followed by a campaign targeted at domain registrars, asking them to suspend the domain names of several so-called pirate sites.
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