12 November 2020CopyrightRory O'Neill

Europol shuts down €1.9m piracy operation

Europol and national law enforcement agencies have shut down a Swiss piracy operation which earned €1.9 million ($2.2 million) from illegal streaming boxes.

Already registered?

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk

More on this story

Streaming services target ‘serial mass-infringer’

9 July 2021 A consortium of several of the world’s largest media companies, including Disney, Netflix, Amazon and Universal, have filed a lawsuit against “serial-mass infringer” Jason Tusa, the alleged operator of several pirate TV subscription services.

Ex-police officer jailed for selling illegal streaming devices

4 June 2020 A former police officer has been jailed for selling illegal devices that bypassed paid-for TV content and cost legitimate service providers more than £2 million.

Premier League hails conviction of beoutQ streaming box retailer

8 October 2019 A man has been found guilty by a UK court of distributing illegal streaming devices that allow access to pirated sports content including the Premier League on the beoutQ channel.

UK-India trade deal is ‘missed opportunity’, say industry bodies

'Nothing can stand in the way of our work': Ukraine resumes IP system

US-China tariffs: What hope is there for IP rightsholders?

Thatchers, Skykick and dupes: What’s on a fashion IP influencer’s radar?

IP and the commercialisation of genomic tech in Nigeria

World IP Day: Can copyright stay in tune with AI-generated music?

Lenovo’s legal leader: We should be ‘enablers, not blockers’

Venable acquires accomplished IP trial lawyer for San Fran office

Europol shuts down €1.9m piracy operation

More on this story

Editor's picks

Editor's picks

More articles