EDISK AGREES WITH NOVA AND PRIMA, THE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PIRATES CONTINUES
11. 9. 2024

Following a recent settlement agreement with the operators of the Fastshare.cloud storage service, the Association of Commercial Television has managed to reach an agreement with the operators of eDisk and Sledujteto.

ANTI-PIRACY CAMPAIGN FOR IRELAND
22. 8. 2024

Copyright protection body FACT and Crimestoppers have teamed up to launch a new antipiracy campaign across Ireland.

MEGAUPLOAD SERVER BOSS TO BE EXTRADITED TO THE U.S. BY NEW ZEALAND FOR PROSECUTION
20. 8. 2024

New Zealand is to extradite internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, to the United States for prosecution.

ANTI-PIRACY ALLIANCE ACE SETTLES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASES WITH IPTV OPERATORS
17. 8. 2024

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has announced settlements with three US-based illegal IPTV operators.

ANTI-PIRACY ALLIANCE ACE SHUTS DOWN ILLEGAL ANIME STREAMING WEBSITE
16. 8. 2024

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down ANIMEFLIX, a notorious piracy website dedicated to anime content.

PRISON FOR ILLEGAL STREAMING BROTHERS
13. 8. 2024

Two brothers who ran an illegal streaming operation that offered subscriptions to Sky have been jailed.

1 IN 5 SLOVAKS ADMIT TO ONLINE PIRACY
8. 8. 2024

47% of people in Slovakia use at least one paid platform to watch movies, series or music, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Association of Television Broadcasters of Slovakia (ATVS).

SPAIN: 1,000+ BARS CONVICTED OF FOOTBALL PIRACY
24. 7. 2024

La Liga, the Spanish sports association, reports that it has obtained more than a thousand convictions against hotels, bars and restaurants that have engaged in football piracy.

ARRESTS IN ILLEGAL STREAMING CRACKDOWN
23. 7. 2024

In one of the largest operations to date, UK intellectual property protection body FACT and partners, including Sky, have taken action across the UK to combat illegal streaming and the use of unlawfully modified Firestick devices.

FIVE MEN CONVICTED OF OPERATING MASSIVE, ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICE THAT ALLEGEDLY HAD MORE CONTENT THAN NETFLIX, HULU, VUDU AND PRIME VIDEO COMBINED
21. 6. 2024

Five men were convicted for their part in operating Jetflicks, one of the largest illegal streaming services in the U.S.

REPOSITORIES UNDER FIRE. NOVA AND PRIMA CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY SHARED CONTENT
20. 6. 2024

Private TV stations have achieved groundbreaking preliminary rulings. Major operators have had to cut off access to several file-sharing repositories.

FOUL PLAY: THE HIGH COST OF IP INFRINGEMENT IN SPORTS
19. 6. 2024

According to EUIPO data, millions of EU citizens access or stream sports content from illegal online sources while fake sports equipment cost manufacturers €850 million per year.

UK MAN WHO FLED TO CYPRUS JAILED IN UK FOR ILLEGAL TV OPERATION
19. 6. 2024

A man who fled to Cyprus before being extradited to the UK has been jailed for his part in an illegal TV operation. 

A QUARTER OF SCANDINAVIA COMMITS TV PIRACY
8. 6. 2024

Mediavision has come up with a surprising survey. It brings rather unflattering data that a quarter of the respondents in the Nordic countries commit TV piracy.

LIVERPOOL MAN SENTENCED IN ILLEGAL FIRESTICK OPERATION
5. 6. 2024

A 41-year-old man has been given a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to charges of promoting and selling unlicensed access to premium movies and sport.

HE DOWNLOADED 89,000 MOVIES, PEOPLE GAVE HIM 2.5 MILLION FOR IT! HE GOT PROBATION
23. 5. 2024

A man (64) from Horní Bříza in the Pilsen region lost two and a half million crowns. The Plzeň-North District Court sentenced him to four years' probation.

FOREIGN APPROACH TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY CHILDREN
21. 5. 2024

The situation of copyright infringement by children abroad is very similar to the Czech Republic. A significant portion of the public here is not aware of the benefits that the protection of copyright and related rights brings to culture and the economy. Ironically, piracy is thus often regarded as acceptable behaviour on the grounds that ... Continue reading

SOURCES FOR WATCHING MOVIES AND TV SHOWS ONLINE LEGALLY AND FOR FREE
19. 5. 2024

Today's hit is online viewing. What are the legal options for watching content without additional fees?

TWO MEN CONVICTED OF SELLING ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICES
30. 4. 2024

Two men who operated a business that sold unlicensed subscriptions to pay-TV sports channels have been given a 20-month suspended prison sentence.

THE MAN LET PEOPLE DOWNLOAD MOVIES. HE FACES UP TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON
29. 4. 2024

A 35-year-old man faces up to eight years in prison for apparently downloading 1 408 films and making them freely available for distribution. He caused nearly CZK 60 million in damages to copyright owners.

PIRATE UPLOADED FILES TO THE INTERNET AND CAUSED $48 MILLION IN DAMAGES. HE VIOLATED COPYRIGHT, NOW THE POLICE ARE PROSECUTING HIM
13. 4. 2024

A man from Moravian region Slovácko is being prosecuted by the police and faces up to 8 years in prison. He was supposed to upload over 2,000 files on the internet without the permission of the copyright owner.

CHILDREN AND ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING: ALARMING SURVEY RESULTS CALL FOR EDUCATION
26. 3. 2024

Children and young people are not taught to respect intellectual property. Copyright works are perceived as elusive and therefore unrestrictedly available to all.

JAIL SENTENCE FOR LONDON PIRATE STREAMER
15. 2. 2024

A man from London who made £247,552 by illegally streaming sports and movie channels, as well as other premium television content, has been sentenced.

RESEARCH ON THE PERCEPTION OF CYBERCRIME AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
9. 2. 2024

The research result show that primary schol students have insufficient awareness of what they can or cannot do online, or what behaviour is considered cybercrime.