Ahead of a conference panel session on ‘Digital Piracy and Distribution’, research firm Parks Associates has released data on video habits which show that almost one-quarter of US Internet households agree that pirating content is acceptable, up from 14 per cent in 2019. “Almost half of pirates believe stealing content is acceptable because there are […]
Illegal DTT channels are proliferating in Andalusia, a Spanish region in the south of country, with 55 stations broadcasting prohibited content. The Andalusian Audiovisual Council (CAA) has warned of the danger of these television services that, besides the unfair competition to the 65 legal TV channels, broadcast content breaking TV legislation. The CAA notes that […]
The AAPA-sponsored e-training modules on audiovisual Internet piracy make training on identifying and investigating the two prevalent forms of audiovisual piracy – card sharing and illegal streaming – available to law enforcement worldwide. Law enforcement officers from a wide range of countries have taken the courses. Recognising the value of the courses the modules are […]
The Hungarian telecoms association has mooted a plan to tackle IPTV piracy with denial-of-service attacks. They are seeking permission from the authorities but some fear that exemption from the law might establish a difficult legal precedent. Pirates use domains, IP addresses, websites, servers and cloud services like other platforms. They know rights owners will attempt […]
A study by trade body the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) on malware and audiovisual piracy has identified significant risks to European consumers. The independent report, undertaken by Professor Paul Watters, Honorary Professor in Criminology and Security Studies at Macquarie University, Australia, shows that within 71 seconds of clicking on a pirate website, a consumer is […]
For the seventh consecutive year, digital piracy in Spain has experienced a drop in absolute numbers, which indicate that a tipping point has been reached. Since 2018, it has registered an accumulated decrease of 20 per cent. In 2021, access to illegal content reflected a reduction of 8 per cent, although the volume of cultural […]
Prominent MEPs, leaders of the media sector, anti-Piracy experts, legal experts and representatives of sports rights owners and live performances in Europe, have urged the European Commission to ensure its 2023 work programme would include a legislative proposal to address piracy of live content. This confirms and adds support to this much needed instrument already […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, and Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery solutions, are joining forces to improve content protection for live sports streaming. VO’s dynamic watermarking technology will be integrated with Harmonic’s market-leading VOS360 cloud SaaS platform, offering content owners and providers a […]
Research from cyber resilience specialist Opentext Security Solutions has revealed the extent to which consumers are being exposed to fraud, dangerous scams and explicit content on illegal sports streaming sites. Analysis of 50 popular sites uncovered that every single one contained malicious content, while over 40 per cent of them did not have the necessary […]
MUSO, a London-based data company that provides a complete and trusted view of global piracy and unlicensed media consumption, has received a £3.2 million (€3.8m) investment from Puma Private Equity, a provider of growth capital to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across all sectors and regions of the UK. MUSO has seen a 25 per […]