{"id":63868,"date":"2022-04-24T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=63868"},"modified":"2022-04-24T09:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T09:00:45","slug":"iptv-usenet-and-comic-book-pirates-agree-to-pay-up-and-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=63868","title":{"rendered":"IPTV, Usenet and Comic Book Pirates Agree To Pay Up and Shut Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"brein\"<\/a>Whether movies and TV shows, music or other types of piracy, most major anti-piracy enforcement groups have a dedicated niche to protect. Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN covers them all.<\/p>\n

In a report last summer, BREIN revealed<\/a> that in addition to taking down more than 460 pirate sites and services, it had 180 Pirate Bay proxies blocked at ISPs, played a part in 338 more shutting down, tackled 23 pirate IPTV sellers, 33 illegal streaming sites and reached settlement agreements with 42 \u201cidentified perpetrators\u201d. <\/p>\n

This year BREIN is staying busy and in the last few days alone, has reported three more settled cases covering IPTV, Usenet, and comic book pirates.<\/p>\n

Pirate IPTV<\/h2>\n

According to BREIN, \u201cAll-in-One-Premium-TV\u201d sold media boxes to the public complete with a subscription to an illegal IPTV service. After identifying the previously anonymous individual behind the sales, BREIN approached the man. He agreed<\/a> to stop his activities and report his sales to the anti-piracy group.<\/p>\n

In common with other cases involving pirate IPTV providers and sellers, BREIN is prepared to take people to court<\/a>. However, in this instance, the man was prepared to reach a settlement with BREIN. These payments can be quite hefty but due to the man\u2019s \u201cpersonal circumstances\u201d, BREIN says it \u201cmoderated\u201d the settlement amount to a more modest 2,500 euros.<\/p>\n

To prevent a return to the same type of business, the man also signed a declaration of abstention with a penalty clause of 500 euros per day for any breaches. Another case being handled by BREIN with a similar clause saw an IPTV seller breach his agreement and by February 2022, had run up penalties of 420,000 euros<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Usenet Piracy \u2018Spotter\u2019<\/h2>\n

When content is uploaded to Usenet (otherwise known as newsgroups), it is not automatically finable by users of regular search engines. This led to the rise of so-called \u2018spotters\u2019, users who find material including movies, TV shows, music and eBooks, and post links to various forums and communities. <\/p>\n

Spotters can be uploaders of content too and according to BREIN, it has put one such player out of action.<\/p>\n

\u201cA man from [Netherlands province] Overijssel was active for years under various aliases as a large-scale uploader on Usenet. The 49-year-old man was a member of several \u2018release teams\u2019 that were the first to upload and \u2018spot\u2019 unauthorized material, i.e refer to it on indexing sites,\u201d BREIN\u2019s statement reads.<\/p>\n

The anti-piracy group says that it took legal action after obtaining the man\u2019s name and address. In the event the man chose to settle rather than fight, paying BREIN 10,000 euros<\/a> and providing information on other parties involved in the groups. Again, the deal with BREIN includes an abstention agreement with a penalty clause of 2,500 euros per day, to a maximum of 50,000 euros.<\/p>\n

As recently reported<\/a>, BREIN has been applying continuous pressure to Usenet pirates. In 2021, the anti-piracy group took down five Usenet indexing platforms and approached 38 uploaders of content for settlement. Overall, BREIN collected cash payments of $290K from pirates, with settlements presented as an alternative to protracted and expensive legal battles.<\/p>\n

BREIN Settled With Comic Book Pirate, Then Went After Successor<\/h2>\n

At the start of 2021, BREIN launched an investigation in response to various uploads of comics to Usenet that referred to a list on a collector\u2019s website calling for users to fill gaps in the archive. At the time around 128,000 titles were on the list, of which around 77,000 had been digitized.<\/p>\n

In the summer of the same year, BREIN reported<\/a> that it had reached a settlement with an individual \u201cwho played a facilitating role\u201d in the unauthorized digitization of comic magazines and books. Following an approach, the man signed a declaration of abstention with a penalty clause. <\/p>\n

However, the updating of the archive was apparently taken over by others, with Usenet uploads continuing to reference the collector\u2019s website. As a result, BREIN continued its investigation and managed to identify a second person involved after researching administrators and uploaders in Usenet communities. <\/p>\n

BREIN says the individual has now agreed to pay<\/a> a 5,000 euro settlement with an abstention penalty component of 500 euros per day to a total of 50,000 euros. The anti-piracy group says its investigation will now continue due to it obtaining further information.<\/p>\n

From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\n

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