AGCOM Runs Massive Piracy Blocking Operation But Has ‘Trouble’ Configuring Its Domain Name?
In recent months, we have reported on the rollout of Italy’s blocking regime and the Piracy Shield system which operates…
In recent months, we have reported on the rollout of Italy’s blocking regime and the Piracy Shield system which operates…
The head of Italian telecoms regulator AGCOM has confirmed that long-promised fines targeting end users of illegal streaming services will…
When attempting to block pirated content online, there is always a significant risk that legitimate content will be blocked too….
Italy’s Piracy Shield blocking platform is the mechanism through which sports rightsholders exercise their right to use state-approved tools in…
There’s no shortage of reasonable arguments that support the existence of a comprehensive anti-piracy system in Italy, capable of returning…
Last December, Italy’s much-debated ‘Piracy Shield’ anti-piracy system went live in a limited capacity. With a legal challenge thwarted, the…
When over 100 officers of Italy’s ‘Penitentiary Police’ carried out a massive anti-contraband operation inside the Velletri prison last week,…
To a background of seemingly unstoppable corporate and political momentum, challenging the introduction of Italy’s much-heralded pirate IPTV blocking system…
Over the past decade, platforms including Sci-Hub, Libgen and Z-Library have broken through a sea of movie, TV show, music…
Pirate IPTV services are a major cause for concern among broadcasters globally. In Italy, illegal streaming has grown in relevance…
Italy’s Piracy Shield anti-piracy system reportedly launched last week, albeit in limited fashion. Whether the platform had any impact on…
When Italian lawmakers finally passed new law in the summer designed to crack down on pirate IPTV providers once and…
In response to constant claims by Italy’s multi-billion euro football and broadcasting sectors, that pirate IPTV services were “killing football”…
When Italy’s pirate IPTV blocking system eventually gets off the ground, it’s possible that up to hundreds of thousands of…
When Italy passed new law on July 14, authorizing widespread internet blocking and harsher punishments for pirates who supply or…
Unanimously approved by the Chamber of Deputies back in March and then unanimously approved by the Senate earlier this month,…
French football club Paris Saint-Germain holds the record for purchasing the two most expensive players in the world; Neymar for…
Millions of passionate Italian football fans, gorging on limitless top-tier matches for the price of a beer each week, was…
Italian authorities are reporting that officers of the Special Privacy Protection and Technological Fraud Unit of the Guardia di Finanza…
Last month a bill crafted to crack down on pirate IPTV services was unanimously approved by Italy’s Chamber of Deputies….
Website blocking has become an increasingly common anti-piracy tool. ISPs in dozens of countries have been ordered by courts to…
Italian consumers’ love for pirate IPTV services and the alleged damage suffered by broadcasters and the country’s world-famous clubs at…
Member states of the European Union must allow rightsholders to protect their rights. Enforcement measures are of “paramount importance” according…
With much of the legal groundwork completed in Europe, blocking pirate sites and services is often a case of rightsholders…
Over the past several years, Italian internet users have grown increasingly fond of the ‘pezzotto’, aka pirate IPTV boxes. According…
When Italy-based torrent site TNTVillage launched in 2004/2005, the BitTorrent file-sharing scene was driven by passionate people with their own…
Vimeo is a New York-based video streaming platform that mostly targets business users. The service has over a quarter billion…
Founded more than 16 years ago, Rojadirecta is one of the oldest and most popular linking sites for sports streaming…
Popular Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare has come under a lot of pressure from copyright holders in recent years. The company…
Laws that attempt to deter copyright infringement by punishing pirate site operators exist in most developed countries around the world….
In 2020, authorities in Italy revealed the existence of ‘Operation: The Net’, a broad investigation targeting the supply and sale…
Known in Italy as ‘pezzotto’, piracy-configured set-top devices have been blamed for mainstream rightsholders losing massive amounts of revenue, much…
In recent years, Italian authorities investigating IP crime have committed significant resources to the ongoing problem of pirate IPTV services….
The unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted content is a multi-billion dollar puzzle that entertainment industry companies are desperate to…