UK Govt: “Pronounced Inaccuracies” in Press Reports on IP-Related Matters
Updated: 2024-03-31 09:24:33
A study on emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media has found that there are "pronounced inaccuracies in the reporting on IP related matters in the UK Press." An initial review published by the UK's Intellectual Property Office notes that inaccurate reporting may be due to a "lack of understanding." Further investigation would be required to find out the "cause and extent" and the subsequent impact on IP rights as understood by the public.
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Anti-piracy coalition ACE continues its crackdown on pirate sites with a series of new DMCA subpoenas. The latest wave targets several apps and sites that were in the news this month. Piracy streaming service MagisTV is included, as well as Zoroxtv.to, the new home of Zorox.to, that had its domain suspended by Namecheap recently.
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A Dallas resident is being sued by several major Hollywood studios, Amazon, and Netflix for operating a pirate IPTV operation. In a complaint filed at a federal court in Texas, they accuse the defendant of widespread copyright infringement dating back to 2016. After cautioning the alleged (re)seller of 'TV Nitro', 'Streaming TV Now', and other services, the companies are taking the matter to court.
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Following an announcement by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine in February, the Ministry of Justice has registered an order that will see Ukraine become a full participant in the World Intellectual Property Organization's WIPO ALERT initiative. In common with its counterparts, Ukraine will maintain a list of pirate sites that advertisers will be required to boycott. The order also provides for administrative liability for companies that fail to adhere to the rules.
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Following at least two major blocking blunders at Italy's Piracy Shield system that were initially denied, it was hoped that authorities would take the opportunity to be more transparent. While that has failed to emerge, live data from the Piracy Shield platform is now being made available via an unofficial third-party service. That has revealed yet more blocking blunders, this time involving Akamai IPs.
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A copyright complaint filed by Mediaset España, EGEDA, Atresmedia, and Movistar Plus, escalated Friday when a judge ordered ISPs to prevent eight million Telegram users from accessing the service in Spain. Expected imminently, the blockade is Telegram's punishment for not helping to identify IPTV pirates. Described as “necessary” and “proportional” by the judge, the order was made on behalf of rightsholders pursuing a private criminal prosecution.
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Pirate sites and services are popular around the world and Ecuador is no exception. The boss of football league LigaPro has been very vocal on the anti-piracy front and recently announced a 'historical' site-blocking order. While these new measures are likely to have some effect, the decision to out a popular pirate IPTV service backfired recently.
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With the benefit of hindsight, the MPA's 'notorious markets' submission to the USTR last year may have also sent a message to the operators of video hosting service DoodStream. The platform was featured unusually prominently and the studios seemed confident of the operators' whereabouts. Whatever the intent, DoodStream's operators are now being sued by Hollywood, Netflix, Amazon and Apple, who apparently identified them as long ago as last summer.
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