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Ask HN: How to report a website that streams tv channels illegally?

2 pointsby muse900about 8 years ago
I came across an advertisement which I found disturbing. An online wesbite that apparently offers streaming of TV channels such as HBO and sports etc like premiership.<p>The person owning the website is trying to sell off through fb etc saying the services he provides are legit.<p>I tried to find a way to report his site to e.g Paypal which is the form of payment on that website, godaddy which apparently owns the domain.<p>Nothing so far, I can&#x27;t seem to be able to somehow let the authorities to know about it.<p>Could you please help me on what to do? (I reside in the UK)<p>P.S: I usually come across pirated content and am fine. Reason I want to report this site is that its trying to get people to pay bundles for like £150 etc to watch pirated content, and I feel many will fall for this.

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gradschoolabout 8 years ago
There used to be some kind of automated reporting form at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fact-uk.org.uk&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fact-uk.org.uk&#x2F;</a> but I haven&#x27;t checked in a while. (I was trying to report someone for singing &quot;Happy Birthday&quot; in a restaurant back before that case was settled.) Another thing you could try is posing as a potential subscriber who isn&#x27;t smart enough to understand PayPal and ask them if they&#x27;ll accept a payment by bank transfer. When you have their bank account details you can report them to the police. I did that once to a craigslist property rental scammer and the police wrote back to me that they didn&#x27;t have enough time to follow it up, but I&#x27;ll bet copyright infringement is a much higher priority of theirs.