EU STUDY: THE MORE PERMISSIVE THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS PIRACY IN A COUNTRY, THE HIGHER THE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PIRATED CONTENT
18. 11. 2023

A clear majority of Europeans report a good understanding of the concept of intellectual property and agree that it is important to respect intellectual property in order to protect the rights and revenues of producers of goods and content, as well as the quality of their products.

ANTI-PIRACY CAMPAIGN CONTINUES IN GREECE
10. 11. 2023

An intense anti-piracy campaign has been conducted in Greece in recent months by several authorities with the main operators to combat illegal connections.

ACE TARGETS VIETNAM-BASED PIRACY
7. 11. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) continues to target major Vietnam-based piracy syndicates and since June has shut down multiple piracy websites belonging to the same piracy syndicate operating out of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

MAJOR PIRATE SITES SHUT DOWN IN GEORGIA
4. 11. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says it has worked closely with the country of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance to shut down two of the nation’s largest illegal streaming sites, adjaranet.com and imovies.cc.

DIGITAL PIRACY IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS, ACCORDING TO A STUDY ON ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
3. 11. 2023

According to the EUIPO study on online copyright infringement in the EU, socio-economic factors have a significant impact on the illegal use of copyright content.

EU STUDY: TV PIRACY ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST HALF OF ALL DIGITAL PIRACY
31. 10. 2023

According to a new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the downward trend in piracy from previous years has reversed and started to rise again.

ACE AND DAZN SHUT DOWN PIRATE INDIAN LIVE SPORTS SITE
27. 10. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), working closely with the global sports streaming service DAZN, has shut down the live sports piracy site Watchwrestling.ai and its associated domains, which were being operated out of India.

EU STUDY: DOWNWARD TREND IN ONLINE PIRACY REVERSED LAST YEAR
23. 10. 2023

The Internet is a phenomenon that makes our daily lives easier. However, besides the positive aspects offered, it also has its darker side. The negative features undoubtedly include digital piracy, which is the subject of a new study, Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union. History of the concept of piracy The word ‘piracy’ has ... Continue reading

FACT AND SKY IN JOINT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL IPTV PROVIDERS
16. 10. 2023

FACT and Sky are working with regional Police forces to target illegal IPTV service providers across the UK.

EU STUDY: TV CONTENT IS THE MOST FREQUENT TARGET OF DIGITAL PIRACY IN THE EU
13. 10. 2023

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published a new study entitled Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union.

ACE SHUTS DOWN LATIN AMERICAN PIRACY RINGS
12. 10. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down two of Latin America’s largest and most visited Spanish-language piracy rings.

MAN JAILED FOR SELLING STREAMING STICKS WITH UNLICENSED PREMIER LEAGUE COVERAGE
11. 10. 2023

FACT scores another success in the fight against illegal content distribution: a man who sold streaming sticks capable of receiving pirated Premier League matches has been jailed for two and a half years.

EUROPEANS ARE CONSUMING MORE PIRATED TV SHOWS AND LIVE SPORTS
5. 10. 2023

A new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has found the downward trend in piracy seen in recent years has been reversed.

GREEK PAY-TV PIRACY TOPS €160M
2. 10. 2023

The pirating of pay-TV content in Greece has been estimated to be worth up to €160 million a year.

ACE SHUTS DOWN “MASSIVE-SCALE” FRENCH PIRATE SITES
22. 9. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down Uptobox and Uptostream, two of the digital piracy world’s most notorious illegal video hosts.

DUTCH PIRATE STREAMER SERVED OVER 1.3 MILLION CUSTOMERS
21. 8. 2023

According to the prosecution a Dutch pirate streaming service allowed customers to watch unlimited films and series for €10 a month.

SKY DEUTSCHLAND PIRATE SENTENCED TO FINE
15. 8. 2023

A trial for illegal access to Sky Deutschland’s pay-TV service ended with a fine at a German court today.

PELÍŠKY AND OTHER FILMS MUST DISAPPEAR FROM ULOZ.TO, THE PLATFORM OPERATOR FAILED IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
8. 8. 2023

Based on decision of the Constitutional Court, Pelíšky and five other Czech films must disappear from the Ulož.to internet storage.

BROADCASTERS TARGET STREAMING PIRATES AHEAD OF NEW FOOTBALL SEASON
31. 7. 2023

Sky has reportedly won a High Court order in the UK to force ISPs to block pirate sites from being able to illegally stream both its sports content and entertainment shows

2M PIRATES IN SWEDEN
31. 5. 2023

Piracy is now a major problem for the film and TV industry in Sweden.

PARKS: TOTAL PIRACY LOSSES FROM STREAMING SERVICES TO REACH $113BN BY 2027
20. 4. 2023

Piracy rates for US streaming services are expected to rise from 22% in 2022 to 24.5% in 2027, according to Parks Associates.

THE POPULAR HELLSPY SERVER HAS FINALLY COME TO AN END
3. 4. 2023

The Hellspy Internet platform, which was one of the most popular czech data sharing servers, ceased its operation over the past weekend. It happened on the first day of April, just as planned. I&Q Group, as the operator of the service, will now refund people with subscriptions gradually.

ULOZ.TO VERSUS CINEMART. DISTRIBUTOR WINS DISPUTE OVER ŠARLATÁN MOVIE DOWNLOADS IN COURTS
31. 3. 2023

Film distributor CinemArt has won another round of litigation against Ulož.to. It concerned the film The Charlatan, which Ulož.to was offering for illegal online viewing in 2020.

MAJOR POLISH PIRATE SITE TAKEN DOWN
17. 3. 2023

Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combatting Cybercrime (CBZC) have closed one of the largest pirate site in the country offering viewers movies and series.