Vietnam-based movie piracy operation Fmovies shuts down

An anti-piracy billboard.
Law enforcement authorities in Vietnam have shut down one of the world’s largest online services for pirated movie content, according to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (Ace).
Their action targeted Fmovies, a Hanoi-based operation that has offered illicit access to feature-length movies, anime and other content since at least 2016. Through Fmovies, the pirates operated a number of other websites and services, including bflixz, flixtorz, movies7, myflixer and aniwave, which drew more than 6.7 billion web visits between January of last year and this past June, Ace claimed.
“The takedown of Fmovies is a stunning victory for casts, crews, writers, directors, studios, and the creative community across the globe,” said Charles Rivkin, the Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Chairman of Ace. “With the leadership of Ace and the partnership of the Ministry of Public Security and the Hanoi Municipal Police, we are countering criminal activity,...
Law enforcement authorities in Vietnam have shut down one of the world’s largest online services for pirated movie content, according to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (Ace).
Their action targeted Fmovies, a Hanoi-based operation that has offered illicit access to feature-length movies, anime and other content since at least 2016. Through Fmovies, the pirates operated a number of other websites and services, including bflixz, flixtorz, movies7, myflixer and aniwave, which drew more than 6.7 billion web visits between January of last year and this past June, Ace claimed.
“The takedown of Fmovies is a stunning victory for casts, crews, writers, directors, studios, and the creative community across the globe,” said Charles Rivkin, the Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Chairman of Ace. “With the leadership of Ace and the partnership of the Ministry of Public Security and the Hanoi Municipal Police, we are countering criminal activity,...
- 29/08/2024
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