Record industry trade groups have welcomed recent achievements as part of the ongoing Operation 404 anti-piracy campaign being run by government agencies in Brazil.
That includes getting stream-ripping apps removed from app stores, shutting down a “major web ring” involved in 72 music piracy domains, and tackling groups involved in leaking new music ahead of its official release.
A new round up of Operation 404 activity says that, since being launched, the anti-piracy campaign has resulted in the “suspension of nearly 1000 domains, removal of 720 infringing music apps and delivery of 96 search warrants”.