A group of European Parliament members has written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen regarding the upcoming Recommendation on combatting online piracy of sports and other live events, set to be published imminently. In the letter, the MEPs took note the Commission’s reflection in the Recommendation which addresses piracy of sports and other […]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2023 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights. “Innovation and creativity are at the heart of American competitiveness. That is why the Biden-Harris Administration’s new story on trade includes lifting […]
UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT has recognised police and Trading Standards for outstanding contributions towards combatting intellectual property crime. FACT’s Excellence Awards acknowledge the exceptional efforts of police and other law enforcement individuals across the UK for their support in the fight against piracy. An awards ceremony in the city of Birmingham, honoured a […]
According to research firm Parks Associates, by the end of 2027, there will be a cumulative loss to piracy of $113 billion (€103bn) for streaming video providers serving US consumers. Parks’ latest forecast reveals piracy rates for US streaming services in film and television programming are expected to rise from 22 per cent in 2022 […]
Trade body the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) has commended the Singapore High Court for its latest Order to block another 20 illegal streaming sites and associated domains responsible for the distribution of illegally streamed content in Singapore. Under the Order, Internet Service Providers must disable access to these illegal sites and […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has applauded the sentencing of Chen Su and Zhuang Su, operators of the infamous 8maple network of piracy sites. In one of the lengthiest sentences handed down for criminal copyright cases, the Taoyuan District Court in Taiwan sentenced the defendants to 18 months in prison and […]
With UK comms regulator Ofcom proposing an enforcement programme, following delays in implementing a broadband provider switching scheme, a report from analyst firm Omnisperience suggests that a revamp of the UK’s number porting process, which allows customers to change service provider without having to change their number, is critical to curbing both fraud and cyber […]
Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária (Judiciary Police), through the Unidade Nacional de Combate ao Cibercrime e à Criminalidade Tecnológica (National Unit to Combat Cybercrime and Technological Crime) has, since the beginning of 2022, been carrying out an investigation into combatting digital piracy, which consisted of the illegal sharing of audiovisual products protected by copyright. This investigation arose […]
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry organisation that fights criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, has joined forces with Alianza, an anti-piracy alliance of content creators, and piracy and advertising intelligence specialist White Bullet Solutions to expand the successful Project Brand Integrity (PBI) initiative against ad-supported piracy into Latin America. PBI […]
Italian media group Mediaset’s RTI Reti Televisive Italiane and Meta Platforms (Meta) have signed a multi-year partnership to fight online piracy. As part of this partnership, Meta and RTI will collaborate on the implementation of a series of tools and systems to protect RTI’s copyrighted content, including live broadcasts. In addition, Meta will provide RTI […]