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Music Labels Win Canadian Site Blocking Order Against Y2Mate, YTMP3, and Savefrom
Canadian music fans, say goodbye to easy offline playlists. A federal court in Ottawa has issued the countryâs first-ever site-blocking order against stream-ripping services, marking a significant win for major labels like Sony, Universal, and Warner. The ruling targets notorious platforms like Y2Mate, YTMP3, and SaveFrom, ordering nine major ISPsâincluding Bell and Rogersâto block access to their domains.
The judgeâs reasoning was straightforward: these sites exist solely to facilitate unauthorized copyright infringement. By allowing users to rip and download streaming content, they violate the Copyright Act. The order requires ISPs to use DNS blocking or similar technical measures, complete with a notification page explaining why the site is inaccessible.
Whatâs clever here is the âJohn Doeâ aspect. The court didnât just block the four specific domains currently listed; it created a framework for future enforcement. If copycat sites pop up to fill the void, labels can add them to the blocklist with minimal legal hassle, provided no ISP objects. While the current targets arenât traffic giants (many are actually lower-traffic clones of bigger sites), this precedent sets a powerful trap for any new ripper service that tries to take their place. In short, the cat-and-mouse game just got a lot harder for the mice.