After that speech, a pirated video began to circulate among Iranians.

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TalkTalk, Sky, Virgin, O2 and Everything Everywhere have already cut off access to the site, which hosts links to pirated music and video.

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The figure is based on a 2010 study which suggested that people in the country downloaded about 4.36 billion illegally pirated music and video files and 440 million purchased ones that year.

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Microsoft is targeting video gamers playing pirated copies of its forthcoming title Halo 4.

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From short clips off Google 's YouTube to movies and TV episodes downloaded from Apple 's iTunes store or Amazon's Unbox store to home movies from friends captured on a digital camcorder, and maybe even a bit of illegally pirated footage, consumers are getting their video from an astonishing array of sources.

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From short clips off Google 's (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) YouTube to movies and TV episodes downloaded from Apple 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iTunes store or Amazon's Unbox store to home movies from friends captured on a digital camcorder, and maybe even a bit of illegally pirated footage, consumers are getting their video from an astonishing array of sources.

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The site, which was estimated to get up 140, 000 hits a day, did not contain illegal copies of video games or software but had message boards where people could share tips about pirated material.

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