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Canada: Illegal TV signal distribution charges

Five individuals have been charged for unlawfully distributing Internet Protocol television (IPTV) following an investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The investigation, dubbed Project OLoki, began in January 2020, and focused on a group of individuals who were running a large-scale unlawful IPTV distribution service. It is alleged the group purchased legitimate media services […]

July 28, 2022By Colin Mann

Canada: 2 charged with content piracy

The Nova Scotia RCMP has charged two people in relation to Operation Hotwire, a federal investigation into piracy of copyrighted television programming. In June 2019, Nova Scotia RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) began an investigation following a complaint from a telco that an individual was streaming large amounts of its television programming through […]

September 16, 2020By Colin Mann