Site Blocking Orders
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Some piracy sites ignore every notice and sit on hosts that will not act. Where the law allows it, a blocking order can require internet service providers to stop their customers reaching those sites. Ayatii helps rights holders and their lawyers build the evidence for that kind of application and keeps the block effective once it is granted.
METHODOLOGY
Our Site Blocking Methodology
Blocking is a legal remedy, so the work is about preparing a strong, well-documented case and then keeping the order up to date. Our method follows four steps.
Select Targets
We review the sites that carry your content and identify those whose main purpose appears to be infringement and which have not responded to notices. These are the sites a court is most likely to consider suitable for blocking.
Document
For each target we record what it offers, how much of your content it carries, how it is reached, which domains and addresses it uses and what notices have already been sent. Every finding is dated and explained so your counsel can rely on it.
Support the Application
We prepare the evidence in the format your lawyers ask for and answer their questions about how sites operate. Your counsel decides whether to apply, where and on what terms.
Maintain the Block
Blocked sites often move to new domains or mirrors. We monitor for those moves and document them, so that where an order allows updates the list of blocked addresses can be kept current.
SERVICES
Our Site Blocking Services
We do not act as your law firm. We give your legal team the technical evidence and ongoing monitoring a blocking strategy depends on.
DELIVERABLES
What Is Included
Each engagement is agreed with you, but these are the core outputs of our site blocking support.
WHY US
Why Choose Ayatii for Site Blocking Support
Blocking cases depend on careful evidence and patient follow-up. Ayatii is a Dubai-based anti-piracy company, and these are the strengths we bring to this work.
Evidence Built for Review
We record what we found, when and how, so that the material can be checked by your lawyers and by the court or authority that considers it.
Part of One Programme
Blocking draws on the same monitoring and takedown records as the rest of your protection, rather than starting from scratch.
Attention After the Order
Much of the value of a block depends on keeping it current. We keep watching for new domains and mirrors after the order is made.
Clear About Limits
We tell you plainly that blocking is not available everywhere, that it is a decision for courts and authorities, and that it reduces access rather than removing a site.
ABOUT SITE BLOCKING
About Site Blocking
Site blocking is a remedy in which internet service providers are required to stop their customers reaching specified websites or servers. In piracy cases it is usually used against sites whose main purpose is infringement and whose operators cannot be reached or ignore takedown notices.
Blocking orders are made under national law, so whether they are available and how they work depends on the country. In the European Union, rights holders can seek injunctions against intermediaries whose services are used to infringe, and several countries also have administrative routes run by a regulator. Courts generally weigh whether a block is proportionate and how it affects legitimate users.
Some orders are static and name fixed domains. Others are dynamic or live, allowing the list of blocked addresses to be updated as a site moves, or applying only during live events. Because blocked sites often relaunch under new names, monitoring after the order is an important part of making it work.
Common Types of Blocking
- Domain blocking: ISPs stop their DNS from resolving the named domains.
- IP address blocking: traffic to specific server addresses is blocked, often used for streaming servers.
- Dynamic orders: the list of blocked domains can be updated as mirrors and new addresses appear.
- Live blocking: blocks applied to streaming servers during the hours a live event is broadcast.
- Administrative blocking: orders made by a regulator or authority rather than a court, where national law provides for it.
Blocking reduces access to a site rather than taking it offline, so it works best alongside takedowns, delisting and action against the services a site relies on.
WHO IT APPLIES TO
Who Needs Site Blocking Support
Blocking is most relevant to rights holders facing large, persistent piracy sites. These are the rights holders it suits best.
RELATED SERVICES
Related Protection Alongside Blocking
Blocking is strongest when it runs with IPTV disruption, live event protection and search delisting. Ayatii covers these areas together so the response is joined up.
Frequently asked questions
Does Ayatii apply for blocking orders?
No. Applications are made by rights holders through their lawyers, or through a regulator where national law provides for it. We prepare the technical evidence and monitoring that support the application and keep it current afterwards.
Is site blocking available in every country?
No. It depends on national law. Some countries allow courts to order blocks against piracy sites, some have administrative procedures and some have no clear route. Your counsel can advise on the countries that matter to you.
Does blocking take a site offline?
No. It stops customers of the ISPs covered by the order from reaching the site in the usual way. The site can still be reached elsewhere, which is why blocking is combined with takedowns, delisting and other measures.
What happens when a blocked site moves to a new domain?
Some orders allow the list of blocked domains to be updated. We monitor for new domains and mirrors and document how each one links to the original site, so your counsel can request updates where the order permits it.
What do you need from us to start?
We need the content and countries you want covered, proof of your rights, any sites you are already concerned about and the contact at your legal team we should work with.
