Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have set out proposals to crack down on the growing phenomenon of illegal broadcasting of live sporting events. To help combat the problem, MEPs call on the Commission to clarify and improve the current EU framework on intellectual property rights for live sport events, currently not subject to copyright […]
An extensive operation – Operazione Black out – carried out by Italy’s Polizia di Stato (State Police) against audiovisual piracy, aimed at combating the phenomenon of illegal IPTV services, has seen the dismantling of what it described as a complex criminal infrastructure, both from an organisational and technological point of view. The measures were carried […]
A study of the online content viewing behaviour of Vietnamese consumers has found that 60 per cent access streaming piracy websites or torrent sites. The levels of piracy went as high as 65 per cent within the 18-24 age demographic. The survey, commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) and conducted […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has been successful in a first action in Tunisia, resulting in the closure of 123movies.la. From its debut in late 2017, 123movies.la received an average of nearly 30 million monthly visits, making […]
The growth of OTT services may be accompanied by a rise in pirated content, particularly where access to those services may be restricted, according to the findings of a group of academic researchers. The researchers studied the effects of
Streaming platform Triller said it will will not pursue legal action against boxing fans who pirated the platform’s April 17th fight between Jake Paul and Ben Askren provided they pay the original $49.99 price before June 1st. Over 2 million illegal streams of the Triller Fight Club bout occurred, the company said, and it will […]
With reports of digital piracy increasing by more than 60 per cent in some countries during the past 12 months, intergovernmental crimefighting body Interpol is launching a new project to tackle this fast-growing crime area. With €2.7 million funding from the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism, the five-year Interpol Stop Online Piracy (I-SOP) […]
In advance of the Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker heavyweight boxing bout on May 1st, Kieron Sharp, CEO of UK intellectual property protection body FACT, has warned of the dangers of illegally streaming the fight, being shown live on Sky Sports Box Office at a cost of £19.95 (€23.00). “With the Chisora versus Parker fight […]
Triller Fight Club has filed a lawsuit in US District Court of Central California naming many streaming sites with regard to widespread piracy that impacted their April 17th Triller Fight Club Pay Per View event that was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The lawsuit seeks $100 million in damages from the groups named. […]
Content protection services provider Friend MTS has expanded its partnership with intelligent edge platform Akamai. The companies will now offer content owners, broadcasters and operators a new smart server-side A/B variant watermarking solution based on the Friend MTS ASiD OTT Edge-switched technology and Akamai’s Access Revocation solution / technology. Akamai customers now have access to […]