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fromIndependent
20 hours agoSky's war on dodgy boxes: 'A member of the family who is a garda has one - half the station has them'
The overwhelming view among users of illegal streaming devices is that using them to watch bootlegged versions of popular content is a victimless crime. Conversations with these users indicate a strong belief that their actions do not harm anyone.
Media industry
Europe politics
fromIndependent
4 weeks agoAdrian Weckler: Getting a dodgy box to watch Game Of Thrones isn't a 'cost of living' issue
Illegal streaming devices threaten Ireland's television industry as pay TV subscriptions decline from 70% to 57% of households, with 400,000 homes using dodgy boxes and minimal political intervention.
fromTheregister
3 months agoDenmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy
The rules in their current form are not suitable for cracking down on, for example, illegal IPTV services or illegal use of VPN connections, because the rules are primarily aimed at illegal decoders and other decoding equipment," the document [PDF] reads (machine translated).
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Intellectual property law
fromIrish Independent
7 months agoMajor enforcement operation targets retailers selling access to illegal streaming services in nine counties
FACT and Sky issued enforcement notices to 15 Irish retail shops for selling devices, subscriptions, and referrals enabling illegal TV streaming, targeting street-level proliferation.
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