UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein gave a rare interview to Sporticorecently. With that outlet he discussed the UFC’s anti-piracy efforts and how the company are looking to change Federal laws to go after people they suspect of illegally redistributing their material.
Epstein told Sportico that the UFC currently relies on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to cut-down on piracy. Companies utilize this act by serving DMCA notices to services like YouTube, Twitter and other platforms to request that those platforms remove the material that is subject to their request.
Epstein told Sportico that the UFC is frustrated by having to rely on DMCA as their primary tool for anti-piracy.