Saudi Arabia defends IP system despite TRIPS breach
Saudi Arabia has defended its IP system in the wake of the publication of a critical World Trade Organisation (WTO) report on the beoutQ piracy TV service earlier this month.
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17 June 2020 Saudi Arabia blocked Qatari broadcaster beIN Media from enforcing its IP and enabled pirate sports broadcasts, the World Trade Organization has said.
22 June 2020 The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property will block 231 websites that violate IP, preventing them from being accessed in the Kingdom, following a World Trade Organization report that criticised the country’s IP regime.
15 July 2020 Saudi Arabia has revoked exclusive Premier League licensee beIN Media’s broadcasting permissions, leaving viewers in the Kingdom with no legal means of watching several global sports competitions.