Infomir, the manufacturer of the popular MAG range of set-top boxes, says it will block the portals of suspected copyright-infringing IPTV providers following complaints from copyright holders. While MAG devices are used to access plenty […]
A man from the UK has been handed a 16-month custodial sentence for selling set-top boxes pre-configured for piracy. Warren Gleave of Burnley, who pleaded guilty to offenses under the Fraud Act 2006 following a […]
A UK man who sold 8,000 set-top boxes that provided illegal access to Hollywood movies and live sports has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty founded Evolution Trading, a company that […]
Anti-piracy group BREIN has prevailed in a legal clash against an unlicensed provider of thousands of live IPTV streams and movies. A court found that Leaper Beheer BV, which operated under names including Flickstore and […]
Dish Network, a leading US TV provider with more than 13 million subscribers, is continuing its crackdown on unauthorized streaming services. In a pair of lawsuits filed in Maryland and Texas, Dish targets two illicit […]
Following a tip from Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN, local police have confiscated 245 “pirate” media players. The vendor had previously promised to stop selling the devices but while the boxes disappeared from an online store, […]
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) recently suggested it could go after people who use ‘pirate’ set-top boxes at home. Such prosecutions are potentially tricky under UK copyright law so chances of success could be […]
Police in Spain have shut down a large IPTV piracy operation with help from Europol and Bulgarian authorities. The group was operating through two legitimate ISPs in Spain and Bulgaria, which were allegedly set up […]
Every day millions of people use PCs, tablets, phones and Kodi-style devices to stream pirated content, but is it illegal? According to Trading Standards, local UK authorities tasked with investigating commercial organizations, if users only […]
Five people have been arrested, accused of selling set-top boxes modified to stream subscription football matches, television channels and films for free. The sale of so-called “fully loaded Kodi boxes” has been called a “top […]
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