Collaboration between multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo, the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) and Dutch Police has seen the closure of a card sharing piracy network, with the operator of the illegal network being convicted and sentenced to 240 hours community service and fined over €45,000 at a court in Groningen. The man was convicted of criminal offences […]
In 2017, the number of Italians who pirated audiovisual content at least once amounted to 37 per cent, down by 2 per cent compared to 2016, and the phenomenon decreased especially among the under 15s (-7 per cent). These are the positive result that have emerged from the survey by the Federation for the Protection […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media has welcomed the announcement by FIFA that it has engaged local lawyers to take legal action in Saudi Arabia to combat the pirate entity named beoutQ, which continues its illegal piracy of World Cup broadcasts. The Ministry, seemingly linking the pirated signals from beoutQ to the wholly legitimate broadcasts from […]
In light of the continued illegal use of the World Cup football broadcast signal by pirate operation beoutQ, the game’s governing body FIFA has engaged counsel to take legal action in Saudi Arabia and is working alongside other sports rights owners that have also been affected to protect its interest. “FIFA urges the authorities of […]
A man whose streaming device allowed thousands of buyers to watch premium Sky TV content illegally has been jailed. Glenn Burrows, 33, operated under the names ‘Ooberstick’ and ‘Oober media’ and his device allowed customers to view Sky without a valid subscription. Burrows, of North Walsham, Norfolk, was jailed for 22 months after admitting two […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media has rejected as “baseless” accusations made by The Championships, Wimbledon regarding the broadcast pirate entity known as beoutQ. “Wimbledon’s press release baselessly claims that beoutQ is based in Saudi Arabia and suggests that Saudi Arabia is somehow complicit in beoutQ’s broadcasts,” says the Ministry. The response follows a call from […]
Figures published by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) show that UK consumers are more willing to pay for online content through subscription services. While overall levels of piracy remain the same compared to 2017, there has been a drop in illegal activity by some groups. This is especially true amongst young consumers, with over […]
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has lost his latest court battle against extradition from New Zealand to the US. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal upheld the decision that Dotcom, founder of the controversial file-sharing website Megaupload, along with three others can be extradited to stand trial for copyright infringement. Megaupload allowed millions of people to share and […]
Consultancy firm EY has published the second edition of its study on online content piracy in France (Piratage en France), which aims to assess the shortfall related to the illegal consumption of audiovisual content in France. The study quantifies the impacts of piracy on the state budget, direct jobs, the financing of creativity and lastly […]
Digital platform security specialist Irdeto has detected 5,088 unique illegal streams redistributing games over the Internet during the group stage of the 2018 World Cup. The bookies’ favourites, Brazil won the unwanted moniker of most-pirated team, with more than 582 illegal streams detected for its three group stage matches. Brazil was followed by Morocco (561 […]