Irdeto made a call to turn up the heat on payment platforms that enable piracy.
Research shows number of internet pirates in Europe decreasing
The percentage of internet users in Europe that occasionally downloads or streams music, films, series, books or games illegally decreased between 2014 and 2017.
Digital piracy: UK High Court awards Premier League order to block illegal streams
On 19 July 2018, Justice Arnold granted an order that will require the UK’s major internet service providers to block servers that host illegal streams of the Premier League’s matches.
Cross-industry co-operation planks Dutch pirate
A Dutch card sharing network has been shut down and its operator fined over €45,000 following a joint investigation by Dutch Police, VodafoneZiggo and members of the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance […]
Jail sentences for ‘pirate’ husband and wife
The owner and operator of a pirate streaming service, and supplier of illicit streaming devices that provided illegal access to Premier League football, has been jailed for five years and […]
War of words on Wimbledon piracy claim
The Saudi Ministry of Media has rejected “baseless Wimbledon claims”, according to local Arab media, sparking a war of words.
Anti-piracy ruling awards BeIN and DigitAlb €20m
A Swedish court has handed down prison sentences and imposed huge fines against three perpetrators behind the ATN pirate broadcasting operation.
Trial starts for two ‘card sharing’ pirates in the Netherlands
Two suspects aged 40 and 49 from Groningen are suspected of ‘card sharing’ and illegally selling access to the Ziggo cable network. On Monday, July 2, they have to answer […]
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.
Julia Reda: What the Commission found out about copyright infringement but ‘forgot’ to tell us
Does copyright infringement negatively affect legal sales? This is a fundamental question with profound implications on the way copyright and copyright enforcement policy should work.