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IPTV Operator Who Was Sentenced For One Week of Piracy is Less Lucky at Court of AppealAndy Maxwell, 21 Jun 11:48 AM Referred to in legal papers as

IPTV Operator Who Was Sentenced For One Week of Piracy is Less Lucky at Court of Appeal Andy Maxwell, 21 Jun 11:48 AM Referred to in legal papers as simply J.E., the defendant was targeted in Sweden by local anti-piracy group Rattighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) on behalf of major movie and TV show companies Svensk Filmindustri and Nordisk Film. The plaintiffs' claim stated that J.E., either intentionally or with gross negligence, acted alone or in concert with others, to infringe their copyrights in cinematographic works. They alleged that between August 20, 2020, and May 17, 2022, J.E. made movies available to the public through a popular pirate IPTV service, Scandinavian IPTV. In the alternative, the plaintiffs said that through his conduct, J.E. encouraged someone else to infringe their rights in 19 movies via the Scandinavian IPTV service. Suspect Arrested in May 2022 On May 5, 2022, Swedish police arrested J.E. in his absence, with a physical arrest executed on May 17, almost two weeks later. During questioning, J.E. initially denied the offenses, but anti-piracy group Rights Alliance had a...Read More Piracy Shield 2.0 IPTV Blocking Costs Will Be Paid By Italian Taxpayers Andy Maxwell, 20 Jun 09:07 PM Like many sensible businesses, paying as little tax as legally possible is a priority for corporations in the entertainment and professional sports sectors. The difference with many of these giants is that some governments work quite hard to ensure that goal is met. In the UK, tax breaks are on full display at Companies House; when a foreign company engineers, let's say, a £6 million annual loss when making a movie, the government swoops in with a tax bill that credits £6 million. Or £10 million, or multiples of that over several years. Since the end result is often a carefully crafted loss, despite massive contributions from the public purse raised through various taxes, no corporation tax is paid, even when a movie goes on to generate a billion at the box office. In Italy, where the government goes to great lengths to accommodate their business requirements, top tier football clubs are in debt to the public purse due to hundreds of millions of euros in unpaid taxes. IPTV Pirates ...Read More Are you looking for a VPN service? TorrentFreak sponsor NordVPN has some excellent offers. ©2024 TorrentFreak | Office 21338 PO Box 4336 Manchester, North West M61 0BW United Kingdom Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company