diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index a9b5af60..20deeba0 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ client/build
 node_modules/
 public/bundle
 server/render/build
+server/bundle
 test/
 server/chainquery
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index a0551165..bb7bb074 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2017-2018 LBRY Inc.
+Copyright (c) 2017-2019 LBRY Inc.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
 "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
diff --git a/cli/defaults/siteConfig.json b/cli/defaults/siteConfig.json
index 3b8395c4..de2eca7b 100644
--- a/cli/defaults/siteConfig.json
+++ b/cli/defaults/siteConfig.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "ipAddress": "",
     "host": "https://www.example.com",
     "description": "A decentralized hosting platform built on LBRY",
-    "twitter": false
+    "twitter": false,
+    "blockListEndpoint": "https://api.lbry.io/file/list_blocked"
   },
   "publishing": {
     "primaryClaimAddress": null,
diff --git a/client/scss/_asset-preview.scss b/client/scss/_asset-preview.scss
index a05c2a2c..02a02ae5 100644
--- a/client/scss/_asset-preview.scss
+++ b/client/scss/_asset-preview.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
   position: relative;
 }
 
+.asset-preview__blocked {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  background: black;
+  color: white;
+  height: 80%;
+  padding: 5px;
+  //remove margin-bottom after mystery 5px on wrapper is gone.
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+}
+
 .asset-preview__image {
   width  : 100%;
   padding: 0;
diff --git a/client/src/components/AssetPreview/index.jsx b/client/src/components/AssetPreview/index.jsx
index 5599709e..2d452b36 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AssetPreview/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/AssetPreview/index.jsx
@@ -2,51 +2,59 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import createCanonicalLink from '../../../../utils/createCanonicalLink';
 
-const ClaimPending = () => {
-  return (
-    <div className='claim-pending'>PENDING</div>
-  );
-};
-
 const AssetPreview = ({ defaultThumbnail, claimData }) => {
-  const {name, fileExt, contentType, thumbnail, title, pending} = claimData;
+  const {name, fileExt, contentType, thumbnail, title, blocked} = claimData;
   const showUrl = createCanonicalLink({asset: {...claimData}});
   const embedUrl = `${showUrl}.${fileExt}`;
-  switch (contentType) {
-    case 'image/jpeg':
-    case 'image/jpg':
-    case 'image/png':
-    case 'image/gif':
-      return (
-        <Link to={showUrl} className='asset-preview'>
-          <div>
+
+  /*
+  This blocked section shouldn't be necessary after pagination is reworked,
+  though it might be useful for channel_mine situations.
+  */
+
+  if (blocked) {
+    return (
+      <div className='asset-preview'>
+        <div className='asset-preview__blocked'>
+          <h3>Error 451</h3>
+          <p>This content is blocked for legal reasons.</p>
+        </div>
+        <h3 className='asset-preview__title'>Blocked Content</h3>
+      </div>
+    );
+  } else {
+    switch (contentType) {
+      case 'image/jpeg':
+      case 'image/jpg':
+      case 'image/png':
+      case 'image/gif':
+        return (
+          <Link to={showUrl} className='asset-preview'>
             <img
               className={'asset-preview__image'}
               src={embedUrl}
               alt={name}
             />
             <h3 className='asset-preview__title'>{title}</h3>
-          </div>
-        </Link>
-      );
-    case 'video/mp4':
-      return (
-        <Link to={showUrl} className='asset-preview'>
-          <div>
+          </Link>
+        );
+      case 'video/mp4':
+        return (
+          <Link to={showUrl} className='asset-preview'>
             <div className='asset-preview__play-wrapper'>
               <img
                 className={'asset-preview__video'}
                 src={thumbnail || defaultThumbnail}
                 alt={name}
               />
-              <div className='asset-preview__play-overlay'></div>
+              <div className='asset-preview__play-overlay' />
             </div>
             <h3 className='asset-preview__title'>{title}</h3>
-          </div>
-        </Link>
-      );
-    default:
-      return null;
+          </Link>
+        );
+      default:
+        return null;
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/client/src/containers/AssetBlocked/index.js b/client/src/containers/AssetBlocked/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..933762d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/containers/AssetBlocked/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import View from './view';
+import { selectAsset } from '../../selectors/show';
+
+const mapStateToProps = (props) => {
+  const {show} = props;
+  const asset = selectAsset(show);
+  return {
+    asset,
+  };
+};
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, null)(View);
diff --git a/client/src/containers/AssetBlocked/view.jsx b/client/src/containers/AssetBlocked/view.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de79a14a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/containers/AssetBlocked/view.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import createCanonicalLink from '../../../../utils/createCanonicalLink';
+import HorizontalSplit from '@components/HorizontalSplit';
+/*
+This component shouldn't be necessary after pagination is reworked,
+though it might be useful for channel_mine situations.
+*/
+class BlockedLeft extends React.PureComponent {
+  render () {
+    return (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        <img className='asset-image' src={'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/a/af/20120315000030%21OR_451.svg'} alt={'451 image'} />
+      </React.Fragment>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class BlockedRight extends React.PureComponent {
+  render () {
+    return (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        <p>In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have blocked access to this content from our applications.</p>
+        <p><a href={'https://lbry.io/faq/dmca'} >Click here</a> for more information.</p>
+      </React.Fragment>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class AssetBlocked extends React.Component {
+  componentDidMount () {
+    /*
+    This function and fetch exists to send the browser the appropriate 451 error.
+     */
+    const { asset } = this.props;
+    const { claimData: { contentType, outpoint } } = asset;
+    let fileExt;
+    if (typeof contentType === 'string') {
+      fileExt = contentType.split('/')[1] || 'jpg';
+    }
+    const sourceUrl = `${createCanonicalLink({ asset: asset.claimData })}.${fileExt}?${outpoint}`;
+    fetch(sourceUrl)
+      .catch();
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <HorizontalSplit
+          collapseOnMobile
+          leftSide={<BlockedLeft />}
+          rightSide={<BlockedRight />}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+export default AssetBlocked;
diff --git a/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx b/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx
index 4dbe5d69..b11e8da9 100644
--- a/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx
+++ b/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class AssetInfo extends React.Component {
                     {(contentType === 'video/mp4') ? (
                       <ClickToCopy
                         id={'embed-text-video'}
-                        value={`<iframe src="${host}/video-embed${canonicalUrl}" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0" /></iframe>`}
+                        value={`<iframe src="${host}/video-embed${canonicalUrl}" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0"></iframe>`}
                       />
                     ) : (
                       <ClickToCopy
diff --git a/client/src/pages/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx b/client/src/pages/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx
index 7798531d..71051454 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PageLayout from '@components/PageLayout';
 import * as Icon from 'react-feather';
 import AssetDisplay from '@containers/AssetDisplay';
+import AssetBlocked from '@containers/AssetBlocked';
 import AssetInfo from '@containers/AssetInfo';
 import ErrorPage from '@pages/ErrorPage';
 import AssetTitle from '@containers/AssetTitle';
@@ -29,23 +30,32 @@ class ShowAssetDetails extends React.Component {
   render () {
     const { asset } = this.props;
     if (asset) {
-      const { claimData: { name } } = asset;
-      return (
-        <PageLayout
-          pageTitle={`${name} - details`}
-          asset={asset}
-        >
-          <div className="asset-main">
-            <AssetDisplay />
-            <AssetTitle />
-            
-            <button className='collapse-button' onClick={this.collapse}>
-              {this.state.closed ? <Icon.PlusCircle className='plus-icon' /> : <Icon.MinusCircle />}
-            </button>
-          </div>
-          {!this.state.closed && <AssetInfo />}
-        </PageLayout>
-      );
+      const { claimData: { name, blocked } } = asset;
+      if (!blocked) {
+        return (
+          <PageLayout
+            pageTitle={`${name} - details`}
+            asset={asset}
+          >
+            <div className="asset-main">
+              <AssetDisplay />
+              <AssetTitle />
+              <button className='collapse-button' onClick={this.collapse}>
+                {this.state.closed ? <Icon.PlusCircle className='plus-icon' /> : <Icon.MinusCircle />}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            {!this.state.closed && <AssetInfo />}
+          </PageLayout>
+        );
+      } else {
+        return (
+          <PageLayout>
+            <div className="asset-main">
+              <AssetBlocked />
+            </div>
+          </PageLayout>
+        );
+      }
     }
     return (
       <ErrorPage error={'loading asset data...'} />
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c09d0b2f..ed8f2cd2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2050,33 +2050,29 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "bcrypt": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/-/bcrypt-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DwB7WgJPdskbR+9Y3OTJtwRq09Lmm7Na6b+4ewvXjkD0nfNRi1OozxljHm5ETlDCBq9DTy04lQz+rj+T2ztIJg==",
+      "version": "3.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/-/bcrypt-3.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4EuzUo6K790QC3uq/ogzy9w2Hc7XDIBoEndU5y7l7YaEAwQF8vyFqv6tC30+gOBZvyxk3F632xzKBQoLNz2pjg==",
       "requires": {
-        "nan": "2.10.0",
-        "node-pre-gyp": "0.9.1"
+        "nan": "2.12.1",
+        "node-pre-gyp": "0.12.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "abbrev": {
           "version": "1.1.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q=="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "ansi-regex": {
           "version": "2.1.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-w7M6te42DYbg5ijwRorn7yfWVN8="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "aproba": {
           "version": "1.2.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-Y9J6ZjXtoYh8RnXVCMOU/ttDmk1aBjunq9vO0ta5x85WDQiQfUF9sIPBITdbiiIVcBo03Hi3jMxigBtsddlXRw=="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "are-we-there-yet": {
-          "version": "1.1.4",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-u13KOCu5TwXhUZQ3PRb9O6HKEQ0=",
+          "version": "1.1.5",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "delegates": "^1.0.0",
             "readable-stream": "^2.0.6"
@@ -2084,78 +2080,69 @@
         },
         "balanced-match": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "brace-expansion": {
           "version": "1.1.11",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
             "concat-map": "0.0.1"
           }
         },
         "chownr": {
-          "version": "1.0.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-4qdQQqlVGQi+vSW4Uj1fl2nXkYE="
+          "version": "1.1.1",
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "code-point-at": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-DQcLTQQ6W+ozovGkDi7bPZpMz3c="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "concat-map": {
           "version": "0.0.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "console-control-strings": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-PXz0Rk22RG6mRL9LOVB/mFEAjo4="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "core-util-is": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-tf1UIgqivFq1eqtxQMlAdUUDwac="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "debug": {
           "version": "2.6.9",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-bC7ElrdJaJnPbAP+1EotYvqZsb3ecl5wi6Bfi6BJTUcNowp6cvspg0jXznRTKDjm/E7AdgFBVeAPVMNcKGsHMA==",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.0.0"
           }
         },
+        "deep-extend": {
+          "version": "0.6.0",
+          "bundled": true
+        },
         "delegates": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-hMbhWbgZBP3KWaDvRM2HDTElD5o="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "detect-libc": {
           "version": "1.0.3",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-+hN8S9aY7fVc1c0CrFWfkaTEups="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "fs-minipass": {
           "version": "1.2.5",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-JhBl0skXjUPCFH7x6x61gQxrKyXsxB5gcgePLZCwfyCGGsTISMoIeObbrvVeP6Xmyaudw4TT43qV2Gz+iyd2oQ==",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "minipass": "^2.2.1"
           }
         },
         "fs.realpath": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "gauge": {
           "version": "2.7.4",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-LANAXHU4w51+s3sxcCLjJfsBi/c=",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "aproba": "^1.0.3",
             "console-control-strings": "^1.0.0",
@@ -2169,8 +2156,7 @@
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+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
             "inflight": "^1.0.4",
@@ -2182,29 +2168,25 @@
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         "has-unicode": {
           "version": "2.0.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-4Ob+aijPUROIVeCG0Wkedx3iqLk="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "iconv-lite": {
-          "version": "0.4.21",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-En5V9za5mBt2oUA03WGD3TwDv0MKAruqsuxstbMUZaj9W9k/m1CV/9py3l0L5kw9Bln8fdHQmzHSYtvpvTLpKw==",
+          "version": "0.4.24",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
-            "safer-buffer": "^2.1.0"
+            "safer-buffer": ">= 2.1.2 < 3"
           }
         },
         "ignore-walk": {
           "version": "3.0.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-DTVlMx3IYPe0/JJcYP7Gxg7ttZZu3IInhuEhbchuqneY9wWe5Ojy2mXLBaQFUQmo0AW2r3qG7m1mg86js+gnlQ==",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimatch": "^3.0.4"
           }
         },
         "inflight": {
           "version": "1.0.6",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-Sb1jMdfQLQwJvJEKEHW6gWW1bfk=",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "once": "^1.3.0",
             "wrappy": "1"
@@ -2212,76 +2194,78 @@
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-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4="
+          "bundled": true
+        },
+        "ini": {
+          "version": "1.3.5",
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "is-fullwidth-code-point": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-754xOG8DGn8NZDr4L95QxFfvAMs=",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "number-is-nan": "^1.0.0"
           }
         },
         "isarray": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-u5NdSFgsuhaMBoNJV6VKPgcSTxE="
+          "bundled": true
         },
         "minimatch": {
           "version": "3.0.4",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
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           "version": "0.0.8",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0="
+          "bundled": true
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-          "version": "2.2.4",
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+          "version": "2.3.4",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
-            "safe-buffer": "^5.1.1",
+            "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
             "yallist": "^3.0.0"
           },
           "dependencies": {
+            "safe-buffer": {
+              "version": "5.1.2",
+              "bundled": true
+            },
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               "version": "3.0.2",
-              "resolved": false,
-              "integrity": "sha1-hFK0u36Dx8GI2AQcGoN8dz1ti7k="
+              "bundled": true
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+          "bundled": true,
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           "version": "0.5.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-MAV0OOrGz3+MR2fzhkjWaX11yQM=",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimist": "0.0.8"
           }
         },
         "ms": {
           "version": "2.0.0",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
+          "bundled": true
+        },
+        "nan": {
+          "version": "2.12.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nan/-/nan-2.12.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-JY7V6lRkStKcKTvHO5NVSQRv+RV+FIL5pvDoLiAtSL9pKlC5x9PKQcZDsq7m4FO4d57mkhC6Z+QhAh3Jdk5JFw=="
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+          "version": "2.2.4",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "debug": "^2.1.2",
             "iconv-lite": "^0.4.4",
@@ -2289,17 +2273,16 @@
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-          "version": "0.9.1",
-          "resolved": false,
-          "integrity": "sha1-8RwHUW3ZL4cZnbx+GDjqt81WyeA=",
+          "version": "0.12.0",
+          "bundled": true,
           "requires": {
             "detect-libc": "^1.0.2",
             "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
-            "needle": "^2.2.0",
+            "needle": "^2.2.1",
             "nopt": "^4.0.1",
             "npm-packlist": "^1.1.6",
             "npmlog": "^4.0.2",
-            "rc": "^1.1.7",
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     },
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     },
     "nanomatch": {
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@@ -8394,9 +8357,9 @@
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@@ -12783,17 +12746,6 @@
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-          "dev": true,
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@@ -14207,10 +14159,20 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-u0P/VZim6wXYm1n80SnJgzE2Br8="
     },
+    "strip-indent": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-indent/-/strip-indent-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-DHlipq3vp7vUrDZkYKY4VSrhoKI=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "get-stdin": "^4.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "strip-json-comments": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-PFMZQukIwml8DsNEhYwobHygpgo="
+      "integrity": "sha1-PFMZQukIwml8DsNEhYwobHygpgo=",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "style-loader": {
       "version": "0.23.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f7701b6..31fa92a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^5.5.0",
     "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome": "^0.1.3",
     "axios": "^0.18.0",
-    "bcrypt": "^2.0.1",
+    "bcrypt": "^3.0.3",
     "body-parser": "^1.18.3",
     "connect-multiparty": "^2.2.0",
     "cookie-session": "^2.0.0-beta.3",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
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     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "ndb": "^1.0.26",
-    "node-sass": "^4.10.0",
+    "node-sass": "^4.11.0",
     "nodemon": "^1.18.6",
     "react-color": "^2.14.1",
     "react-hot-loader": "^4.6.0",
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js
index 250796fe..94914810 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const getClaimData = require('server/utils/getClaimData');
 const chainquery = require('chainquery').default;
 const db = require('../../../../models');
 const waitOn = require('wait-on');
+const logger = require('winston');
 
 /*
 
@@ -17,32 +18,35 @@ const claimGet = async ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
   const claimId = params.claimId;
 
   try {
-    let claimData = await chainquery.claim.queries.resolveClaim(name, claimId).catch(() => {});
-    if (!claimData) {
-      claimData = await db.Claim.resolveClaim(name, claimId);
+    let claimInfo = await chainquery.claim.queries.resolveClaim(name, claimId).catch(() => {});
+    if (claimInfo) {
+      logger.info('claim/get: claim resolved in chainquery');
     }
-
-    if (!claimData) {
-      throw new Error('No matching uri found in Claim table');
+    if (!claimInfo) {
+      claimInfo = await db.Claim.resolveClaim(name, claimId);
+    }
+    if (!claimInfo) {
+      throw new Error('claim/get: resolveClaim: No matching uri found in Claim table');
     }
-
     let lbrynetResult = await getClaim(`${name}#${claimId}`);
     if (!lbrynetResult) {
-      throw new Error(`Unable to Get ${name}#${claimId}`);
+      throw new Error(`claim/get: getClaim Unable to Get ${name}#${claimId}`);
+    }
+    const claimData = await getClaimData(claimInfo);
+    if (!claimData) {
+      throw new Error('claim/get: getClaimData failed to get file blobs');
+    }
+    await waitOn({
+      resources: [ lbrynetResult.download_path ],
+      timeout  : 10000, // 10 seconds
+      window   : 500,
+    });
+    const fileData = await createFileRecordDataAfterGet(claimData, lbrynetResult);
+    if (!fileData) {
+      throw new Error('claim/get: createFileRecordDataAfterGet failed to create file in time');
     }
-
-    let fileData = await createFileRecordDataAfterGet(await getClaimData(claimData), lbrynetResult);
     const upsertCriteria = { name, claimId };
     await db.upsert(db.File, fileData, upsertCriteria, 'File');
-
-    try {
-      await waitOn({
-        resources: [ lbrynetResult.file_name ],
-        delay    : 500,
-        timeout  : 10000, // 10 seconds
-      });
-    } catch (e) {}
-
     const { message, completed } = lbrynetResult;
     res.status(200).json({
       success: true,
@@ -53,5 +57,4 @@ const claimGet = async ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
     handleErrorResponse(originalUrl, ip, error, res);
   }
 };
-
 module.exports = claimGet;
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 4d32f4b4..0ec835cf 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const createDatabaseIfNotExists = require('./models/utils/createDatabaseIfNotExi
 const { getWalletBalance } = require('./lbrynet/index');
 const configureLogging = require('./utils/configureLogging');
 const configureSlack = require('./utils/configureSlack');
+const { setupBlockList } = require('./utils/blockList');
 const speechPassport = require('./speechPassport');
 const processTrending = require('./utils/processTrending');
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const {
 } = require('./middleware/logMetricsMiddleware');
 
 const {
-  details: { port: PORT },
+  details: { port: PORT, blockListEndpoint },
   startup: {
     performChecks,
     performUpdates,
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ const {
 
 const { sessionKey } = require('@private/authConfig.json');
 
+// configure.js doesn't handle new keys in config.json files yet. Make sure it doens't break.
+let bLE;
+
 function Server () {
   this.initialize = () => {
     // configure logging
@@ -166,19 +170,37 @@ function Server () {
         logger.info('Starting LBC balance:', walletBalance);
       });
   };
+
   this.performUpdates = () => {
     if (!performUpdates) {
       return;
     }
+    if (blockListEndpoint) {
+      bLE = blockListEndpoint;
+    } else if (!blockListEndpoint) {
+      if (typeof (blockListEndpoint) !== 'string') {
+        logger.warn('blockListEndpoint is null due to outdated siteConfig file. \n' +
+          'Continuing with default LBRY blocklist api endpoint. \n ' +
+          '(Specify /"blockListEndpoint" : ""/ to disable.')
+        bLE = 'https://api.lbry.io/file/list_blocked';
+      }
+    }
     logger.info(`Peforming updates...`);
-    return Promise.all([
-      db.Blocked.refreshTable(),
-      db.Tor.refreshTable(),
-    ])
-      .then(([updatedBlockedList, updatedTorList]) => {
-        logger.info('Blocked list updated, length:', updatedBlockedList.length);
+    if (!bLE) {
+      logger.info('Configured for no Block List')
+      db.Tor.refreshTable().then( (updatedTorList) => {
         logger.info('Tor list updated, length:', updatedTorList.length);
       });
+    } else {
+
+      return Promise.all([
+        db.Blocked.refreshTable(bLE),
+        db.Tor.refreshTable()])
+        .then(([updatedBlockedList, updatedTorList]) => {
+          logger.info('Blocked list updated, length:', updatedBlockedList.length);
+          logger.info('Tor list updated, length:', updatedTorList.length);
+        })
+    }
   };
   this.start = () => {
     this.initialize();
@@ -194,6 +216,9 @@ function Server () {
           this.performUpdates(),
         ]);
       })
+      .then(() => {
+        return setupBlockList();
+      })
       .then(() => {
         logger.info('Spee.ch startup is complete');
 
diff --git a/server/models/blocked.js b/server/models/blocked.js
index 5e413889..fff43d51 100644
--- a/server/models/blocked.js
+++ b/server/models/blocked.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-
 const BLOCKED_CLAIM = 'BLOCKED_CLAIM';
 
 module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
@@ -16,6 +15,14 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
     }
   );
 
+  Blocked.getBlockList = function () {
+    logger.debug('returning full block list');
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.findAll()
+        .then(list => { return resolve(list) });
+    });
+  };
+
   Blocked.isNotBlocked = function (outpoint) {
     logger.debug(`checking to see if ${outpoint} is not blocked`);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -37,9 +44,10 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
     });
   };
 
-  Blocked.refreshTable = function () {
+  Blocked.refreshTable = function (blockEndpoint) {
     let blockedList = [];
-    return fetch('https://api.lbry.io/file/list_blocked')
+
+    return fetch(blockEndpoint)
       .then(response => {
         return response.json();
       })
@@ -50,9 +58,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
         if (!jsonResponse.data.outpoints) {
           throw new Error('no outpoints in list_blocked response');
         }
-        return jsonResponse.data.outpoints;
-      })
-      .then(outpoints => {
+        let outpoints = jsonResponse.data.outpoints;
         logger.debug('total outpoints:', outpoints.length);
         // prep the records
         for (let i = 0; i < outpoints.length; i++) {
diff --git a/server/utils/blockList.js b/server/utils/blockList.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c7637c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/blockList.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const logger = require('winston');
+const db = require('../models');
+
+let blockList = new Set();
+
+const setupBlockList = (intervalInSeconds = 60) => {
+  const fetchList = () => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      db.Blocked.getBlockList()
+        .then((result) => {
+          blockList.clear();
+          if (result.length > 0) {
+            result.map((item) => { blockList.add(item.dataValues.outpoint) });
+            resolve();
+          } else reject();
+        })
+        .catch(e => { console.error('list was empty', e) });
+    });
+  };
+  setInterval(() => { fetchList() }, intervalInSeconds * 1000);
+  return fetchList();
+};
+module.exports = {
+  isBlocked: (outpoint) => { return blockList.has(outpoint) },
+  setupBlockList,
+};
diff --git a/server/utils/getClaimData.js b/server/utils/getClaimData.js
index b898d683..86385a96 100644
--- a/server/utils/getClaimData.js
+++ b/server/utils/getClaimData.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { details: { host } } = require('@config/siteConfig');
 const chainquery = require('chainquery').default;
 const { getClaim } = require('server/lbrynet');
+const { isBlocked } = require('./blockList');
 
 module.exports = async (data, chName = null, chShortId = null) => {
   // TODO: Refactor getching the channel name out; requires invasive changes.
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ module.exports = async (data, chName = null, chShortId = null) => {
   let lbrynetFileExt = null;
   let channelShortId = chShortId;
   let channelName = chName;
+  let blocked;
+  const outPoint = `${data.transaction_hash_id}:${data.vout}`;
+  if (isBlocked(outPoint)) {
+    blocked = true;
+  }
 
   if (!chName && certificateId && !channelName) {
     channelName = await chainquery.claim.queries.getClaimChannelName(certificateId).catch(() => {
@@ -38,8 +44,9 @@ module.exports = async (data, chName = null, chShortId = null) => {
     fileExt    : data.generated_extension || data.fileExt || lbrynetFileExt,
     description: data.description,
     thumbnail  : data.generated_thumbnail || data.thumbnail_url || data.thumbnail,
-    outpoint   : `${data.transaction_hash_id}:${data.vout}` || data.outpoint,
+    outpoint   : outPoint || data.outpoint,
     host,
     pending    : Boolean(data.height === 0),
+    blocked    : blocked,
   });
 };