Police Seize Servers and Block Website of Pirates Who Sold 20,000 Streaming Multimedia Devices
EUR1.9mn was made by pirates using a Swiss company to sell devices that connected to video servers in several European countries.
Police Raids in 19 Countries Take Down 60 Pirate Movie Servers
The US-led operation prompted arrests in the USA and Cyprus, whilst an alleged Norwegian conspirator remains at large.
Europol Report Links TV Piracy to Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
Cryptocurrency mining was used to disguise the illegal profits of two different digital TV piracy gangs.
Spanish Police Disconnect Pirate IPTV Service with 2mn Customers
Over 40,000 television channels, movies and series were used to generate an estimated USD17mn of illegal profit.
EU Operation Disconnects 800,000 Pirate TV Viewers
Over 200 servers were seized on the same day by authorities in several European countries.
Blocking Multiple Pirate Sites Can Boost Legal Streaming Sales
New research shows that changing the behavior of a pirate depends on removing all piracy options at the same time.
17 Years of Prison for UK TV Pirates; Spanish Police Leads ‘Big Hit’ on Euro Pirate Servers
Copyright infringement is not a victimless crime, and the heavy hand of the law is being used to keep it in check.
TUFF Issues Apology for Commsrisk Copyright Breach
The Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum (TUFF) has promised to cover intellectual property rights in future versions of their training courses.
1 Million Anti-Piracy Warnings Emailed by UK ISPs
The reported success of the “Get it Right” campaign may just reflect changing patterns in how people infringe copyright.
Huge Fine for Chinese Online Video Pirates QVOD
A court in Guangdong has upheld a fine of CNY260mn (USD38.5mn) after Tencent and other major Chinese online video providers complained that QVOD supported piracy.