Italy has taken significant steps to combat digital piracy through its innovative Piracy Shield initiative, a comprehensive legal framework aimed at protecting intellectual property rights and reducing online piracy. This effort is particularly important for safeguarding Italy’s entertainment industry, including … Continue reading →
British TV Club, that provided UK TV channels to subscribers, appears to have been closed down by the anti-piracy authorities. British TV Club was popular with British expats as it provided access to UK TV channels via the internet for … Continue reading →
Telegram block in Spain to help combat piracy is suspended. The National Court in Spain has decided to suspend the blocking of messaging platform Telegram, which would have prevented around eight million Telegram users from accessing the service in Spain. … Continue reading →
Sky Deutschland to increase security to combat piracy German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is set to implement the same “anti card sharing” security as Sky UK in a bid to combat piracy of its channels. Through the so-called unique pairing, … Continue reading →
BeIN Sports MENA : Premier League force a reduction in 3pm Saturday games due to piracy BeIN Sports MENA have the rights for all 380 Premier League games, which is on reason many people subscribe to this package. However, in … Continue reading →
Premier League Wins Blocking Injunction to Fight Piracy The Premier League has announced its “biggest ever crackdown” on illegal football streams. It has obtained a new High Court Order that will make it much harder for people to watch games … Continue reading →
High Court approves Premier League crackdown on Kodi streaming piracy Football fans who watch live matches for free via popular Kodi set-top boxes face a crackdown after the High Court approved a Premier League effort to shut down unlicensed streams … Continue reading →
Spain Announces New Campaign to Fight Internet Piracy Spain’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport has announced a new initiative for tackling piracy, especially online. Minister Íñigo Méndez de Vigo said a special prosecutor’s office will be developed alongside enhanced … Continue reading →
The group behind the Kodi media player used by millions to watch movies, TV shows and live sports say they are sick of being linked to piracy. Those using the Kodi name to promote infringing activity in future face action … Continue reading →
BBC IPlayer starts to block VPN servers concerning piracy worries The BBC is taking measures against the unauthorized use of its iPlayer service by actively blocking UK VPN services. The measures aim to prevent foreigners from accessing iPlayer without permission, … Continue reading →
According to sources, the MPAA has revived its legal campaign against piracy sites with a new lawsuit against movie streaming platform MovieTube. The people behind MovieTube allegedly operate a group of infringing sites and the studios are demanding millions of … Continue reading →
The UK Government has announced a new proposal to increase the maximum jail term for online piracy from two to ten years. According to the authorities longer prison sentences are needed to deter large-scale and commercial copyright infringement on the … Continue reading →
Amazon has removed the popular media center Kodi from the app store claiming it facilitates piracy. The software, formerly known as XBMC, doesn’t link to or host any infringing content, but third-party add-ons are giving the software a bad reputation. … Continue reading →
Mayweather / Pacquiao and the fight against internet piracy A Filipino IT professor has been arrested by local authorities on suspicion of running a pirate streaming site. According to ABS-CBN the professor planned to illegally stream the Mayweather / Pacquiao … Continue reading →
Premier League in anti-piracy drive The English Premier League has signed a new partnership with media protection company Irdeto in the latest move by the top division of English football to protect its intellectual property. Irdeto will work with the … Continue reading →