The year 2022 was also distinctive because streaming services and theatrical distributors adapted their anti-piracy responses. Rights holders worked with registrars, hosting providers, and search engines to take down primary pages and de-index popular mirror sites. Legal notices and court orders targeted the most egregious repeat infringers. At the same time, rights holders invested in faster, wider legal releases and exclusive platform windows to reduce the incentive for piracy. The effect was mixed: takedowns disrupted visibility temporarily, but the underlying demand and the ease of creating clones limited long-term deterrence.