Video reveals location of beoutQ piracy channel HQ in Riyadh
Al Jazeera has revealed the exact location of the headquarters of beoutQ, the Saudi piracy channel, that has been stealing the signals of Qatar’s beIN Sports. On Sunday, the Arabic…
WTO to investigate Saudi rights breach over Qatar’s beIN
The World Trade Organization has said it would investigate Qatar’s allegations of intellectual property breaches against Saudi Arabia, dismissing Riyadh’s objection over what it said were national security concerns. A…
Premier League gets court order to block illegal streams
The Premier League has been awarded a new High Court order for the 2017-18 season to allow it to block pirated streams of matches via Kodi set-top boxes. In March,…
5 arrested in Kodi Box crackdown
Five people have been arrested in a crackdown on the sale and distribution of set-top TV boxes which can be used to stream illegal content. The devices – many loaded…
UK government consultation on stronger anti-piracy laws
The UK government has launched a consultation on plans to increase the maximum sentence for commercial-scale online copyright infringement from two to 10 years imprisonment. Proposals set out in the…