A 29-year-old Dutchman from Oude Wetering was convicted by a The Hague judge of piracy through card-sharing fraud giving illegal access to Ziggo’s TV offer.
More arrests as police step up action against streaming IPTV pirates
After a year-long complex investigation coordinated by Europol, authorities in Hampshire, south east England, Scotland and Ireland have arrested six, suspected of illicitly distributing premium TV channels by using IPTV technology.
AAPA launches Anti-Piracy award
At this year’s Europol Intellectual Property Crime conference in Budapest, the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) announced the winner of it first award for a successful initiative to tackle audiovisual piracy.
AAPA hosts illegal streaming workshop
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has hosted its second global workshop on illegal streaming.
Sky, Irdeto execs to head Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance
Philip Davies and Mark Mulready have been elected to the roles of VP of the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA), effective April 1.
AAPA joins Europol IP advisory board
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Europol has part of the two organisations’ on-going fight against audiovisual piracy.
AAPA welcomes UK IPO’s collaboration
Marking the launch of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office’s IP Enforcement Strategy, Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) and the IPO organised jointly a seminar on illegal streaming and the sale of illicit devices and to explore possible solutions.
AAPA joins Europol Platform of Experts
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has joined the Europol Platform of Experts (EPE).
Sky Deutschland card sharing pirates convicted
In three criminal cases local courts have issued fines and suspended prison sentences to operators of card sharing servers in Recklinghausen, Munich and Pforzheim granting illegal access to German pay-TV platform Sky Deutschland.
UPC Direct card sharing pirates guilty
Two new cases of the piracy practice known as card sharing have been brought to resolution in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.