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An operator of the widely popular piracy service 'BestBuyIPTV' has received a 30-month suspended prison sentence in Vietnam. The prosecution followed criminal referrals from the Premier League and ACE, who note that this is the country's first-ever piracy conviction. While this is significant, the BestBuyIPTV brand isn't gone.

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‘Smart IPTV’ App Blocked By ISPs, Despite it Carrying Zero Illegal Streams

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Filmmakers Expand Piracy Liability Lawsuit, Add Dozens of Millions in Potential Damages

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Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

More than a decade ago, Movie2K was one of the largest pirate sites on the Internet. Serving a German audience, the streaming portal shut down…

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Ex-Mangamura Owner Must Pay $11m to Publishers; He Says He Won’t

A court in Japan has ordered the former operator of pirate site Mangamura to pay 1.7 billion yen ($11m) in damages to manga publishers Shogakukan,…

April 18, 2024, 19:18 by Andy Maxwell

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Uptobox Was Shut Down in 2023; A Court Will Decide Whether to Resurrect It

Downtime at file-hosting platform Uptobox last September was initially described as a serious technical problem. It soon became apparent that several major Hollywood studios, StudioCanal,…

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‘BestBuyIPTV’ Operator Sentenced in Vietnam’s First Ever Online Piracy Conviction

LaLiga Targets Apple & Google Bosses For Failing to ‘Remote Delete’ IPTV App

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 04/22/2024

Premier League Wants GoDaddy to Identify Live Streaming Pirates

‘Smart IPTV’ App Blocked By ISPs, Despite it Carrying Zero Illegal Streams

Filmmakers Expand Piracy Liability Lawsuit, Add Dozens of Millions in Potential Damages

Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

Ex-Mangamura Owner Must Pay $11m to Publishers; He Says He Won’t

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