France Claims it Has Cut Live Sports Piracy By 50% in Six Months
For more than a decade the Hadopi agency (High Authority for the Distribution of Works and the Protection of Rights…
For more than a decade the Hadopi agency (High Authority for the Distribution of Works and the Protection of Rights…
Rightsholders seeking to crack down on pirate streaming services in the UK can do so under civil and criminal law…
Early September, Swedish anti-piracy group Rattighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) reported on a trial that took place at the specialist Patent and…
When the Google-sponsored Open Handset Alliance launched its Android operating system, few could’ve predicted its future role in the piracy…
Like most online services, pirate IPTV platforms use regular domains, IP addresses, websites, servers, and cloud services. But unlike most…
After winning three lawsuits against three pirate streaming sites, earlier this year a coalition of Israel-based media companies obtained an…
As the battle against pirate IPTV services continues, beIN Media Group today announced early success in new legal action. The…
For more than 15 years, most piracy headlines in Sweden had some connection to The Pirate Bay. Perhaps anti-piracy groups…
Publicizing the closure of a big pirate service, the arrest of its operators, and the seizure of their assets, is…
In August 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network, Sling and NagraStar sued pirate IPTV service Nitro TV. The case focused on…
Despite taking significant action to reduce all kinds of online piracy, Brazil remains on the United States Trade Representative’s ‘Watch…
DISH Network’s campaign against the pirate IPTV ecosystem is large but also unique. Anyone involved, from the biggest fish to…
Spanish top-tier football league LaLiga is a corporate giant. During the 2020/21 season, LaLiga clubs achieved revenues of almost 3.2…
One criticism of legitimate streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video, involves content discovery. Even if people subscribe…
The world of pirate streaming and IPTV services is one of intrigue. Like the internet itself, it’s a web of…
There are many options for those seeking a cheap pirate IPTV package but it’s rare for any single provider to…
There are dozens of anti-piracy groups active around the world and BREIN is one of the frontrunners. The Dutch organization…
Once upon a time the vast majority of piracy and counterfeiting involved physical goods. Not even movies changed hands without…
In September 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Michigan court. It targeted two sets…
Measures to tackle online piracy are often described as a game of whac-a-mole, in this case a game where pirates…
It’s been 16 years since music industry group IFPI pressured Danish ISPs to block Russian music site AllofMP3. In 2022,…
When video and broadcasting companies take on their pirate site competitors it’s only natural that once they have their day…
In many countries around Europe, pirate IPTV services, suppliers and resellers have become primary targets for entertainment industry groups. These…
When United King Film Distribution, DBS Satellite Services, and Hot Communication won copyright lawsuits against three pirate streaming sites in…
Over the past several years, The Football Association Premier League has been working hard to combat the availability of illegal…
For the past several years market research company Ipsos has carried out an annual study on behalf of leading Italian…
In August 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network plus Sling and NagraStar sued pirate IPTV service Nitro TV. According to the…
This April, United King Film Distribution, DBS Satellite Services, and Hot Communication (all members of Israel-based anti-piracy group Zira) won…
In September 2019, the IPTV market was thrown into turmoil following a huge law enforcement operation in Europe. Italy’s Guardia…
After suing the operators of pirate IPTV service SetTV in 2018, the very same year broadcaster DISH Network walked away…
Late April, three copyright lawsuits filed by United King Film Distribution, DBS Satellite Services, and Hot Communication ended in victory…
Over a period of more than 10 years, companies run by businessman Steven King found ways to utilize copyrighted content…
In dozens of countries around the world, copyright holders have the ability to take legal action to compel ISPs to…
When torrent sites, streaming portals and IPTV services suddenly disappear or find themselves fighting a lawsuit, it’s common for users…
For the past several years, authorities in Italy have regularly announced operations that aimed to disrupt the supply and use…
In December 2021, movie and TV giants Universal, Disney, Paramount, Warner and Columbia, plus Netflix, Amazon, Apple and several other…
For many image conscious consumer-orientated businesses, a key to commercial success lies in carefully calibrated branding and marketing. A hand-picked…
In 2018, top-tier Spanish football league LaLiga caused widespread uproar with a clever yet intrusive anti-piracy tool. In common with…
As part of its endless quest to disrupt the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted content, in March 2021 Dutch anti-piracy group…
Most suppliers, sellers and resellers in the pirate IPTV space face an interesting conundrum. On one hand, being unsuccessful dramatically…
In the final season of Breaking Bad, Walt and Skyler White are seen gazing at a huge quantity of banded…
Earlier this year, producer and cinema investor Moshe Edery fired warning shots across the bows of Mastercard, Visa and American…
In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV. The defendants were eventually ordered to pay…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has just released its 2022 Special 301 Report detailing the state of…
Whether movies and TV shows, music or other types of piracy, most major anti-piracy enforcement groups have a dedicated niche…
For the past three years, authorities in Brazil have displayed new momentum in the battle against all types of pirate…
Over the past several weeks, numerous rightsholders have filed submissions to the European Commission hoping that sites and services will…
Last month, Lookmovie and Cuevana3, two of the largest pirate movie and TV streaming sites, had their domains suspended. Both…
By now it’s hardly breaking news that for a small monthly fee, people can subscribe to pirate IPTV services supplying…
Published each year by the United States Trade Representative, the ‘notorious markets’ report highlights piracy threats located outside the US,…