The City of London Police’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) in partnership with intellectual property protection body FACT are warning sports fans to use legitimate sources to watch the high profile fight this weekend between Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev. During Anthony Joshua’s last fight, against Andy Ruiz Jr, data showed that more than […]
The EFL, which administers the second, third and fourth tiers of professional football in England, alongside all 72 of its member Clubs, has launched a campaign aimed at discouraging the illegal streaming of fixtures, warning that doing so will take vital revenue away from Clubs. The outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent behind-closed-doors matches mean that […]
StarTimes has accused four media outlets of stealing its exclusive coverage of the Ghanaian Premier League football. The Ghana League is hugely popular and StarTimes says Silver FM, Aseda FM, Stade Afrique and Najoe Sounds transmitted a game locally and internationally on their Facebook and Youtube services. “Silver FM, Aseda FM, Stade Afrique and Najoe […]
A Europe-wide operation headed by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) has led to the closure of over 5,500 illegal live streaming sites and more than 350 Telegram channels. The operation, named ‘The Perfect Storm’ and coordinated by the Naples Public Prosecutor’s Office, targeted a network that broadcast football matches and sports events via illegal […]
French audiovisual media group Canal+ Group and digital security specialist the Kudelski Group have confirmed the shutdown of a piracy organisation based in Canton of Vaud (Lake Geneva region), that delivered French-speaking on-demand content to thousands of customers. It is the first piracy shutdown of its kind in Switzerland. The operation is the result of […]
CreativeFuture, a US coalition that promotes the value of creativity in today’s digital age, has criticised so-called Big Tech’s stance on copyright, calling its views “imbalanced”. In a blog post, Ruth Vitale, Chief Executive Officer, suggests Big Tech’s house is in shambles, shaken by scandals, and people all over the world are creating pressure to […]
The majority of parents who have previously downloaded illegal content for their kids said they have done so more during lockdown, according to a new report from online safety advisory body Internet Matters. Nearly six out of 10 parents (56 per cent) who admitted to illegally downloading content for their kids to watch said they […]
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has announced the 2020 awards given to an individual or team from the public sector for a successful initiative to tackle audiovisual piracy. The joint winners are the team led by Public Prosecutor Dott.ssa Valeria Sico, Sos. Proc. della Procura della Repubblica di Napoli, The Italian Judicial Authority, and the […]
A study of the online content viewing behaviour of Filipino consumers has found that 49 per cent access streaming piracy websites or torrent sites. The levels of piracy went as high as 53 per cent within the 25-34 age demographic. The survey, commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) and conducted […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s new study, Privacy + Piracy, highlight US consumers’ concerns about these two issues. Privacy: Consumers Are Not as Excited as the Industry about Addressable Advertising on Smart TVs, But are Leaving Their Data Vaults “Ajar” This reticence may hamper the wider rollout of addressable advertising on Smart TVs. But there […]