The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has expressed serious concerns regarding Italy’s Piracy Shield anti-piracy initiative. Under the initiative, copyright holders can flag suspected piracy websites to the Italian media regulator (AgCom), which orders Internet providers to block user access to those sites within 30 minutes. While ostensibly designed to combat online copyright […]

Italy’s anti-piracy initiative, Piracy Shield, has blocked thousands of illegal streaming websites, but has not led to a rise in subscribers for legitimate platforms. Data from Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom), which oversees the blocking system, shows viewership and subscriber numbers for DAZN remained stagnant in 2024. Brian Turnbow, CEO of CDLAN Italy, a cloud and […]

UEFA has welcomed the international anti-piracy operation led by the Republic of Bulgaria’s Ministry of the Interior, with key support from the law enforcement agencies of the Italian Republic and the Republic of Croatia, as well as Europol and Eurojust. Operation Kratos, carried out in summer 2024 against the background of major sporting events such […]

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, is expanding its business intelligence services with a new team headed by former KPMG anti-piracy expert, Dave Gilmore, who will become its new VP of Intelligence. Gilmore will spearhead a new team of data, cyber and intelligence analysts. This team will enhance FMTS’ ability to identify and […]

Chris White, Chief Architect at Friend MTS, has shared some insights into the anti-piracy trends that are on the horizon, as well as looking a few years out. White recommends businesses to future-proof their operations as piracy risks are becoming their competitor. His predictions for 2025 and beyond are as follows: Security across social platforms […]

A man from Halifax in the North of England who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court. Sunny Kumar Kanda sold TV fire sticks – which are media streaming devices that let users stream videos, play music and install apps on […]

House of the Dragon has claimed the dubious honour of being the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2024, according to data from TorrentFreak. The Game of Thrones prequel series from HBO replaces The Last of Us, also from HBO, which topped the chart in 2023. Prime Video’s The Boys took second spot, […]

The Milan Court has issued a landmark ruling in the fight against digital piracy, siding with the Serie A League in its lawsuit against content delivery network provider Cloudflare. The court has ordered Cloudflare to prevent users from accessing websites illegally streaming Serie A football matches by blocking their domain names and network traffic. Cloudflare […]

An illegal network, which broadcast unauthorised television programmes, series and other content from streaming platforms on the Internet and social networks, has been taken down in Naples by the Guardia di Finanza. The operation, which involved the Economic-Financial Police Unit of Naples and the Special Unit for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud of […]

Lega Serie A, Italy’s top flight football league, and Meta have confirmed they are collaborating in fighting online piracy of sporting events on a global scale, showcasing the power of joint efforts between content owners and online platforms. Rights Manager: Lega Serie A has access to Rights Manager, a content management system developed by Meta […]