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With an industrial-scale Piracy Shield blocking program not quite the panacea some had predicted, Italian authorities and rightsholders have recently upgraded their deterrent messaging capabilities.<\/p>\nWith an industrial-scale Piracy Shield blocking program not quite the panacea some had predicted, Italian authorities and rightsholders have recently upgraded their deterrent messaging capabilities.<\/p>\n
After a database of 2,200 individuals who subscribed to a pirate IPTV service was obtained by police during the course of a raid, authorities made good<\/a> on their promise to issue fines to those exposed. <\/p>\n For some of those who accepted responsibility and settled their debt to society, a hard lesson had been learned. In a letter delivered to their homes recently, the head of DAZN explained the details of a new lesson to the same people. Previously fined recipients were provided an opportunity to pay DAZN an additional \u20ac500<\/a>, this time to head off a possible claim for damages.<\/p>\n At the recent Sky Up The Edit<\/a> event, part of a project championing digital inclusion, respect, and sports values, Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, spoke about the importance of respect. <\/p>\n \u201cWe must practice it, it\u2019s an idea that can\u2019t just fade away,\u201d he said. \u201cThe more we respect ourselves and others, the better our quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n Sports content creator Lisa Offside spoke a little about social media, where respect can be in short supply.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m realizing that negative comments define the person making them more than the person receiving them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The minister wholeheartedly agreed. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to respond to disrespect with disrespect: it\u2019s a demonstration of strength and inner peace. We must continue to set a good example.\u201d <\/p>\n With the state and DAZN currently setting a different kind of example in respect of a couple of thousand luckless IPTV subscribers, Minister Abodi explained that buying pirate subscriptions isn\u2019t simply being disrespectful to sport.<\/p>\n \u201cWe must be aware that buying an illegal ticket, piracy, means helping criminal economies. We must understand that we all become accomplices to this crime,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n Unlikely to do much to foster inner peace among those targeted, a new deterrent measure revealed by Minister Abodi suggests that setting an example doesn\u2019t have to take place in private.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe the names of those who buy illegal tickets may soon be published. It\u2019s beyond privacy concerns, it\u2019s a crime. I hope people understand that perhaps it\u2019s better to spend a few euros more and avoid running into problems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n While the \u2018name-and-shame\u2019 component is new, the advice from the minister is not dissimilar from that outlined in DAZN\u2019s letter. In general terms, people are free to make their own choices; however, should they choose to pirate rather than buy a legal product (or settle a claim in DAZN\u2019s case), it only gets more expensive when people get caught later on.<\/p>\n \u201cIt might seem, in some cases, like bravado,\u201d Abodi explained. \u201cMy son also tried it, and I explained to him that it\u2019s not just about taking money away from football.\u201d <\/p>\n Italy\u2019s Minister for Sport presented the new Sports Decree during the summer, which aims to pump money into<\/em> the sport, in part by revisiting policies that have reportedly hurt the clubs financially. <\/p>\n In a move designed to suppress problem gambling, in 2018 Italy passed the Dignity Decree which imposed a blanket ban on gambling advertising and sports sponsorships. According to almost everyone, the decree hit revenues very hard indeed, so gambling operators are now being invited back after six years.<\/p>\n During that period, infamous betting operator 1xBet<\/a> was the Presenting Partner of Serie A, Italy\u2019s top football league.<\/p>\n 1xBet logos were displayed on virtual advertising boards<\/a> during matches but were only seen by overseas viewers due to the decree addressing problem gambling at home.<\/p>\n From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\nLesson 3: Shame and Suffering, Respectfully<\/h2>\n
IPTV Piracy is Disrespectful to Sport and the Economy<\/h2>\n
Pay Now or Pay More Later<\/h2>\n