iptv – Page 5 – World Justice News

Alleged SmoothStreams IPTV Operators Accused of Contempt of Court

October 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

After years in operation, Canada-based IPTV provider SmoothStreams was shut down in July by Bell Media, Rogers, and members of MPA-Canada. An interim order was obtained to keep the service down and, among other things, […]

Pirate IPTV Operator Faces Prison Following Organized Crime Investigation

September 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

Following an investigation carried out by a regional police organized crime unit, a UK man is due to appear in court next month charged with copyright and proceeds of crime offenses. Sources familiar with the […]

NHL Broadcasters Win Canada’s First ‘Dynamic’ Pirate IPTV Blocking Order

June 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada’s Federal Court has handed down a ‘dynamic’ blocking order to prevent live NHL games from being viewed via pirate IPTV streams. The first of its kind in Canada, the flexible injunction was obtained by […]

IPTV Pirate Must Pay £963K or 88 Month Prison Sentence Becomes 168 Months

June 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

In 2019, three men from the UK received prison sentences totaling more than 17 years for selling illegal access to the Premier League’s matches. Scheme ‘mastermind’ Steven King was sentenced to seven years and four […]

Court Orders For All US ISPs to Block Pirate Sites Have Been Suspended

June 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Last month we broke some rather unusual news. Successful judgments against three pirate streaming sites required every ISP in the United States to implement blocking measures, so that no subscriber could access them. However, after […]

IPTV Pirate Agrees to Pay Well Over Half a Billion Dollars in Damages

May 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

Large-scale pirate IPTV operations can generate significant profits but with that comes the chance of significant liability should things go bad. A man from Canada who operated and sold pirate IPTV services is finding just […]

US Court Orders Every ISP in the United States to Block Illegal Streaming Sites

May 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

More than a decade after U.S. lawmakers scuttled the controversial SOPA legislation that would’ve required ISPs to block pirate sites, a US court has demonstrated that the ability to block sites has been available all […]

DISH: Pirate IPTV Operators Launched New Services Despite $90m Judgment

March 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

The former operators of SetTV, a pirate IPTV service that was ordered to pay $90 million in damages to DISH Networks, are reportedly back in business with several new services, in violation of a permanent […]

Pirate IPTV Operator Ordered to Pay $231,000 in Damages

February 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man from Sweden has been convicted for selling subscriptions to pirate IPTV service MacIPTV. The 21-year-old served around 3,000 customers and came to the attention of local anti-piracy group Rights Alliance in 2019, which […]

Largest Dutch Pirate IPTV Supplier Chased Around The World

February 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is leaving no stone unturned to hold the one-time largest pirate IPTV trader in the Netherlands to account. After investigations in the UK and Portugal, BREIN says it has now tracked […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]