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Court Orders Freezing of VPN Operator Accounts in Video Piracy Suit

U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered the freezing of accounts of virtual private network (VPN) operator VeePN, in a temporary restraining order Thursday (docket 1:22-cv-741). The TRO was sought by movie production companies suing various alleged pirates…

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and data center DataCamp, to which the alleged pirates subscribe, said the order. The content companies say VeePN is also a DataCamp subscriber and a distributor of the Popcorn Time video piracy app. Trenga ordered Panama's VeePN cease marketing itself as a Popcorn Time VPN or using the Popcorn Time app on its websites. VeePN didn't comment Friday.