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Spanish anti-piracy arrests

Europol and Spain’s Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spanish National Police) have arrested six individuals in what they suggest is a “big hit” to illegal TV streaming networks. The Spanish National Police, supported by Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition (IPC³), arrested six individuals from a crime ring suspected of selling illegal television signals from more […]

March 9, 2018By Colin Mann

EC reinforces illegal online content measures

In its Communication of September 2017 on tackling illegal content online, the European Commission (EC) promised to monitor progress in tackling illegal content online and assess whether additional measures are needed to ensure the swift and proactive detection and removal of illegal content online, including possible legislative measures to complement the existing regulatory framework. As […]

March 1, 2018By Colin Mann

Licensees fined for Sky Sports copyright infringement

Following successful legal action taken by Sky, licensees of four premises in the northeast and northwest of England have been found to be infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports without having the required commercial agreements. As a result of civil proceedings in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Martin Adamson of The Bay Horse Hotel, […]

February 28, 2018By Colin Mann

Peter Rabbit shares Moments Worth Paying For

With the family-favourite franchise finally hopping onto the big screen, Sony Pictures Entertainment has teamed up with pro-copyright education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign to combat film piracy with an exclusive trailer for Peter Rabbit. The exclusive trailer features never-before-seen footage from the film and focuses on the […]

February 27, 2018

Spain: Two arrested for pay-TV piracy

Two brothers from Ciudad Real, in the Castilla La Mancha Region, have been arrested for pirating pay-TV signals and illegally distributed them to 3,000 subscribers. The network decrypted the pay-TV signals and then distributed them at lower prices than the official ones, earning them some half a million Euros a year. The probe started after […]

February 26, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Oz creatives claim site-blocking success

The Australian creative industries’ fight against piracy has claimed a significant victory, with new, previously unreleased research showing that court-ordered site blocks, year-on-year, led to a 25 per cent reduction in piracy overall and a 53 per cent reduction in use of the online pirate sites subject to a blocking order. Incopro’s Australian Site-Blocking Efficacy […]

February 22, 2018By Colin Mann

Canadian platforms win TVAddons victory

Canadian cable and media players have secured a significant victory in their battle against pirated content with a panel of federal judges backing their appeal in a legal battle against the Montreal-based operator of a website that makes it easier to stream video online. BCE Inc., Quebecor Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. launched legal proceedings […]

February 22, 2018By Colin Mann

NAGRA: TV and OTT will become synonymous in 2018

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has unveiled the top trends it expects to impact the pay-TV industry in 2018. “There are significant opportunities for

February 20, 2018

European filmmakers call for political action

A grouping of some 150 filmmakers writing under the auspices of the Société civile des Auteurs Réalisateurs Producteurs have signed an open letter in support for European films. They are asking European institutions and EU member states to make the fight against piracy “an absolute and common priority” and have also requested the application of […]

February 19, 2018By Colin Mann

MPAA chief lauds Euro IP advocacy

In keynote remarks before the German Producers Alliance, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has highlighted collaborative advocacy to defend intellectual property protections across Europe. Speaking at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival Rivkin praised the German Producers Alliance for its leadership on important industry issues, including the Digital Single […]

February 16, 2018By Colin Mann