Infrastructure-level blocking has consistently failed to meaningfully curb piracy while causing overreach and other unintended but foreseeable consequences. For example, in Italy, the Piracy Shield system led to widespread service outages on platforms such as Google Drive; and forced VPN providers to exit the market entirely. France is now repeating these mistakes with an ill-conceived … Read more
Alors que les fournisseurs de VPN ont été officiellement convoqués à comparaître devant le tribunal français le 10 décembre dans le cadre des efforts anti-piratage de Canal+, l’Initiative de confiance VPN (VTI) estime qu’une réponse coordonnée de l’industrie est nécessaire. La VTI a publié sa lettre s’opposant à toute demande visant à obliger les tribunaux … Read more
As VPN providers have been formally summoned to appear in French court on 10 December as part of Canal+’s anti-piracy efforts, the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) believes that a coordinated industry response is necessary. The VTI has have published its letter in opposition to any request for French courts to mandate VPN services to block … Read more
For Immediate Release 7 FEBRUARY 2025—Rightsholders are pushing for a restriction on VPN services in France at the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris, rushing the unjustified extension of blocking orders to VPN providers. The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI), part of the i2Coalition (Internet Infrastructure Coalition), stands firmly against any request for French courts to mandate VPN … Read more
