Italians who simply view pirate IPTV via illicit subscriptions have been warned for months that their activities could be reported to the judicial authorities for potential prosecution. As part of an investigation into a pirate IPTV subscription seller, a total of 23 people have appeared in court in recent months for simply buying a pirate package. Judges in two separate proceedings have now acquitted all 23 after concluding that this type of piracy isn’t actually a crime.
That is a fair point though honestly I don’t think the end user should be on the hook at all, it should be the people providing the service as they are the ones effectively running counterfeit streaming services.
Agreed, although apparently plenty of governments don’t think the same thing.
I don’t get it, most of the streaming providers they are protecting are foreign companies, if anything piracy is keeping more money in the local economy so why go so hard on IP laws above and beyond any treaty requirements?
A main driver of this was Mediaset, which is actually Italian. Seriously, the article is right there. I didn’t know about it before I read it, either.
Yes but that is still one company which I doubt is a massive contributor to GDP. However upon reading more about it it seems it’s linked to Berlusconi so I’m guessing that its a case of corruption with these laws serving to protect personal profits?