{"id":67704,"date":"2022-10-06T09:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T09:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=67704"},"modified":"2022-10-06T09:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T09:01:58","slug":"end-live-piracy-now-massive-coalition-demands-immediate-eu-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=67704","title":{"rendered":"End Live Piracy Now: Massive Coalition Demands Immediate EU Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"time<\/a>After years of trying to contain the meteoric rise of illegal streaming sites and pirate IPTV services, rightsholders in Europe have seen enough.<\/p>\n

In a call to action published today, more than 100 rightsholders, organizations, and powerful media groups threw down the gauntlet at the feet of the European Union, demanding immediate action to prevent piracy of all types of live events.<\/p>\n

End Live Piracy Now<\/h2>\n

Given their experiences fighting illicit IPTV services over the past several years, it\u2019s no surprise to see UEFA, Premier League, beIN, LaLiga, Serie A, Sky, and BT Sport among the campaign\u2019s supporters. But the drive to \u2018End Live Piracy Now\u2019 is much broader than that. <\/p>\n

The campaign has support from groups including the British Horseracing Authority, State Federation of Associations of Theatre and Dance, Danish Ensembles, Orchestras and Opera Institutions, through to the London Marathon, Cricket Australia and the Ryder Cup. <\/p>\n

Of course, the usual suspects such as the MPA, Disney and the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance are signed up too, but they never appear in the same sentence as Swedish Performing Arts and the Association of Music Festivals.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the problem and what do they all want? And why is it so urgent?<\/p>\n

Takedown Now, Removal Right Now, Block Right Now<\/h2>\n

In their big reveal today, the signatories call on the European Union to address piracy in general, but with a clear focus on piracy of live sports and similar entertainment events.<\/p>\n

\u201cPiracy has and continues to drain Europe\u2019s creative and cultural ecosystems, sports and live performance sectors depriving workers and industries from billions in annual revenues and undermining the sustainability of an essential part of our social and economic fabric,\u201d the call to action reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, the undersigned, call on the European Union to address the issue of piracy and particularly live content piracy. Piracy has and continues to drain Europe\u2019s creative and cultural ecosystems, sports and live performance sectors depriving workers and industries from billions in annual revenues and undermining the sustainability of an essential part of our social and economic fabric.\u201d<\/p>\n

The groups are demanding that the European Commission delivers a legislative instrument to tackle live content piracy to show that there\u2019s a firm commitment to address the problem with adequate measures. Specifically, they want a law that guarantees the removal and blocking of live streams immediately upon takedown notification, and before the live event itself terminates.<\/p>\n

Stopping Live Piracy Helps Everyone<\/h2>\n

While no legislation is in a position to offer guarantees that something will or won\u2019t happen, the signatories insist that they need effective tools if piracy networks are to be fought and ultimately disabled. This is important, and not only for live sports, they say. <\/p>\n

Campaign supporters say that criminal networks incorporating a number of criminal operators are using piracy to launder gains from illegal activities. How dirty money is effectively laundered through yet more criminal activity isn\u2019t addressed.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, \u2018End Live Piracy Now\u2019 says it\u2019s Europe\u2019s duty to protect and promote the creative and cultural workforce. It is also Europe\u2019s responsibility to \u201cpreserve consumers from the risks tied to piracy.\u201d These risks aren\u2019t specifically detailed but in the months and weeks to come, it\u2019s likely that malware will enter the equation, supported by a recent report<\/a> generated by some of the companies taking part in this campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny non-legislative instruments would be inadequate and insufficient to address the magnitude of the problem. Only a European wide regulation could provide an appropriate answer,\u201d the coalition insists. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage the European Commission to act firmly and rapidly towards proposing such an instrument.\u201d <\/p>\n

Proposed Legislation Likely Targeted at Intermediaries<\/h2>\n

On September 7, stakeholders at an event at the European Parliament hosted by ACT<\/a>, the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe, reportedly discussed the impact of live piracy. <\/p>\n

It appears that the type of legislation being demanded (but yet not presented in public) will not target pirates directly. Instead, it will seek to apply maximum pressure to online intermediaries by increasing liability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only effective tool is a legislative one. Non-legislative approaches allow intermediaries to continue to exploit existing ambiguities in the law and will not have the desired impact,\u201d a brief from Geoffroy Didier MEP reads (pdf<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Campaign Organized by Pearle<\/h2>\n

On September 19, Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe (Pearle) called<\/a> for interested parties to support the \u2018End Live Piracy Now\u2019 initiative by signing a pledge of support before October 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aim is to add a new European legislative instrument to protect online events from piracy to the 2023 work programme of the European Commission,\u201d Pearle\u2019s announcement reads.<\/p>\n

Upon signing, organizations were encouraged to address pledges to their respective culture ministers and if they also expressed support for the campaign, Pearle said that they could be added to the list before it was sent to EC President Von der Leyen.<\/p>\n

The call to action can be found here (pdf<\/a>) and the signatories are listed below<\/em><\/p>\n

A+E Networks EMEA
\nAEPO-ARTIS
\nAMC Networks International
\nAsociaci\u00f3n clubes baloncesto
\nAsocia\u0163ia Rom\u00e2n\u0103 de Comunica\u0163ii Audiovizuale
\nAssociation of Bulgarian Broadcasters
\nAssociation of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe
\nAssociation of Danish ensembles, orchestras and opera institutions
\nAssociation of music festivals
\nAssociation of the Professional theatres in the Czech Republic
\nAssociation professionnelle des r\u00e9gies publicitaires TV et radio
\nAssociation Sygna\u0142
\nATP Media
\nAudiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance
\nAustralian Football League
\nbeIN Sports
\nBritish Horseracing Authority
\nBT Sport
\nBulgarian Association of employers in Culture
\nCanal+ Group
\nCentral European Media Enterprises
\nConfindustria Radio Televisioni
\nCricket Australia
\nDeutsche Fussball Liga
\nDeutscher Fussbal-Bund
\nDiscovery+
\nEkstraklasa
\nEngland and Wales Cricket Board
\nEngland Rugby
\nEnglish Football League
\nEuroleague Basketball
\nEuropean Arenas Association
\nEuropean Professional Club Rugby
\nEuropean Tour
\nEurosport
\nFederation Equestre Internationale
\nF\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise de Rugby
\nF\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise de Tennis
\nFederazione per la Tutela delle Industrie dei Contenuti Audiovisivi e Multimediali
\nFIFA
\nFootball DataCo
\nGlobal Cycling Network
\nGuinness Six Nations
\nIndian Premier League
\nInternational Cricket Council
\nInternational Netball Federation
\nInternational Paralympic Committee
\nInternational Tennis Federation
\nKIGEiT \u2013 Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza Elektroniki i Telekomunikacji
\nLadies European Tour
\nLaLiga
\nLigue de Football Professionnel
\nLondon Marathon
\nMediapro
\nMediaset Espa\u00f1a
\nMediaset S.p.A.
\nMotion Picture Association EMEA
\nMoto GP
\nNews Media Europe
\nNova Broadcasting Group
\nNova Greece (Wind)
\nNova TV Croatia
\nNRL
\nParamount
\nPearle* Live Performance Europe
\nPGA Tour
\nPremier League
\nPremiership Rugby
\nRoland Garros Paris
\nRoyal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
\nRugby AU
\nRugby Football League
\nRugby World Cup
\nRyder Cup
\nScottish Professional Football League
\nScottish Rugby
\nSerie A
\nSky plc
\nSpeedway Great Britain
\nSport Integrity Global Alliance
\nSports Rights Owners Coalition
\nState Federation of Associations of Theatre and Dance production enterprises
\nSwedish Performing Arts
\nSyndicat national du spectacle musical et de vari\u00e9t\u00e9
\nTennis Australia
\nTF1
\nThe British Golf Championship
\nThe Championships Wimbledon
\nThe European VOD Coalition
\nThe Football Association
\nThe Lawn Tennis Association
\nThe Walt Disney Company
\ntvi
\nUEFA
\nUNI Global Union Europa \u2013 Media, Entertainment & Arts
\nUnion Internationale des Cin\u00e9mas
\nUnited Media
\nUTECA \u2013 Televisi\u00f3n Comercial en Abierto
\nVAUNET \u2013 Verband Privater Medien
\nVerband \u00d6sterreichischer Privatsender
\nViaplay Group
\nVivacom
\nWarner Brothers Discovery Sports
\nWomen\u2019s Tennis Association
\nWorld Athletics
\nWorld Federation of Advertisers
\nWorld Snooker
\nZPPM Lewiatan \u2013 Zwi\u0105zek Pracodawc\u00f3w Prywatnych Medi\u00f3w Lewiatan<\/em><\/p>\n

Image credits: Pixabay (anncapictures<\/a>, <\/em>mohamed_hassan<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n

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

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