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

ULOŽ.TO LOST A LAWSUIT OVER ŠARLATÁN BUT WANTS TO CONTINUE THE LITIGATION
17. 7. 2023

The online repository should pay nearly a million crowns for allowing the Czech film Šarlatán to be downloaded despite repeated warnings.

TOP LATAM PIRATE STREAMER TAKEN DOWN
11. 7. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down Cuevana3, Latin America’s most notorious illegal streaming service.

STUDY: USERS OF PIRATED SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FACE HIGH LEVELS OF FRAUD
5. 7. 2023

Digital Citizens Alliance report found that 72% of those who used a credit card to sign up for a pirated TV, movie or gaming streaming service reported fraud.

NOVA GIVES RISE TO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS OVER PIRATED CONTENT
29. 6. 2023

The Nova TV group has been giving rise to actions over illegal distribution of content via various repositories almost continuously. The damage caused by the illegal distribution of content amounts to hundreds of millions of crowns.

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.

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.

ANTI-PIRACY GROUP TAKES DOWN ANOTHER VIDEO-STREAMING SITE
17. 3. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) said it has shut down an illegal video-streaming site that was racking up millions of monthly visits.

HELLSPY IS DEFINITELY OUT. REFUND USERS
7. 3. 2023

Hellspy, the internet data sharing platform, has decided to be closed as of next month. This is a direct response to the amendment to the copyright law, which has been in force since the beginning of this year.

DIGITAL CONTENT PIRACY IS ON THE RISE
20. 2. 2023

Film and TV piracy increased in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to a research of MUSO company.

ANTI-PIRACY COALITION SHUTS DOWN FRANCE’S SECOND MOST POPULAR ILLEGAL STREAMER
15. 2. 2023

Anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says it has shut down Extreme-down, which it says is France’s second most popular illegal streaming and direct download site.  

VOD COALITION MAKES PIRACY STATEMENT
13. 2. 2023

The European VOD Coalition has issued a statement on the recently announced EU Commission Recommendation on Piracy of Live Content and ahead of its publication.

DIGITAL CONTENT PIRACY IS ON THE RISE
13. 2. 2023

Film and TV piracy increased in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to a research MUSO.

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ITS REPORT ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING
6. 2. 2023

On February 2nd, MEPs expressed their support for the negotiating position proposed by the lead Committee IMCO thus giving the rapporteur a mandate to start the talks in trilogues. Despite welcomed amendments reinforcing the distinction between editorial content and advertising, the text presents important shortcomings for the media.

TV PIRACY CAUSES ANNUAL ECONOMIC LOSS OF €1.8BN IN GERMANY
25. 1. 2023

Watching illegal live content on TV was still widespread in Germany in 2022 and has increased in recent years, according to a new study consulting and research group Goldmedia compiled for industry association VAUNET.

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITIES REFLECT ON THE PRACTICE OF COOKIE BANNERS
23. 1. 2023

In the context of the work of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), national Data Protection Authorities (DPA) presented their positions concerning the practice of cookie banners.

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MAKES PROGRESS ON THE AVMS DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
20. 1. 2023

CULT MEPs drafted their amendments to the European Parliament's own initiative AVMSD implementation report.

AMENDMENT TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT
16. 1. 2023

The following article specifies how the protection of the rights of publishers of press publications is being extended by new Copyright Act, what the new stricter rules and responsibilities for providers of certain online platforms are, or what new statutory licences should be taken into consideration. 

THE AMENDMENT TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT IMPOSES A “NOTICE & STAY DOWN” OBLIGATION ON REPOSITORIES
6. 1. 2023

Amendment to the Copyright Act introduces the “notice & stay down” principle for online content-sharing service providers.

PIRACY IS COSTING PAY TV BILLIONS OF EUROS A YEAR
21. 12. 2022

Europe's population using illegal IPTV is increasing, costing the audiovisual sector billions of euros a year, a new report shows.