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Following a complaint from the Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers, Italian authorities say they have carried out a preventative seizure of 10 pirate sites involved in the illegal distribution of newspapers, magazines and eBooks. The content was stored on foreign servers in violation of copyright law.
Over the past several years Italian authorities have been applying increasing pressure to multiple aspects of the piracy ecosystem.
Those involved in the illegal distribution of movies, TV shows and live sports are the most common targets but in response to a push from local publishing companies, suppliers of pirated newspapers and periodicals are also prone to enforcement measures.
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Italy s Guardia di Finanza says it has carried out a preventative seizure of a pirate IPTV platform serving in excess of 50,000 users. The action follows an investigation by Sky and football league Serie A. According to reports, the authorities are now working to identify the platform s subscribers.
While rightsholders and authorities all around the world are working to disrupt pirate IPTV platforms, in 2020 Italian law enforcement entities have been more involved than most.
Every few weeks agencies including the Guardia di Finanza have announced fresh action to try and reduce the use of piracy-enabled set-top devices, often referred to by the term ‘pezzotto’.