LaLiga and UAE Launch 'Anti-Piracy Laboratory' to Block Pirate SitesErnesto Van der Sar, 27 Jun 12:36 PM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is rapidly e
 | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is rapidly expanding its population, mostly through migrant workers. The country, where Dubai is the most populous city, presents itself as a region where people from all over the world can do business and find entertainment. UAE Pirates The region appears to be a magnet for the rich and famous, but it's not all fun and games. As it turns out, some people in the UAE are enjoying entertainment without paying for it; through pirate streaming sites or IPTV devices. Earlier this year, the IIPA, a coalition of major rightsholder groups, stressed that the UAE Government should help to deter IPTV piracy. For example, by promoting website blocking and anti-piracy interventions by domain registrars and other intermediaries. "The government has an important role to play in promoting piracy prevention efforts and needs to encourage ISPs to restrict access to illegal Internet protocol TV (IPTV) services and intermediaries that facilitate the operation of such se...Read More | Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena that required Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented on piracy-related topics. The movie companies, including Voltage Holdings and Screen Media Ventures, said they were not planning to go after these people in court but wanted to use their comments as evidence in an ongoing piracy lawsuit against Internet provider RCN. Reddit wasn't pleased with the intrusion. The company objected, arguing that handing over the requested information would violate its users' right to anonymous speech. Reddit later responded similarly to a second subpoena request. The movie companies took these cases to a federal court, asking it to compel Reddit to comply. The court refused to do so in the two mentioned cases, and this year followed a third rejection, related to the case against Internet provider Frontier Communications. Movie Companies Persist The courts concluded on several occasions that the movie companies have other opt...Read More |
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