IPTV: beIN and Canal+ bring out the big guns against piracy

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Sports match hacking is in full swing in France and the rest of the world. In this context, illegal IPTV is enjoying great success, which has the gift of infuriating broadcasters who are looking for solutions.

And precisely, the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA), an organization that brings together the major European football leagues and groups such as Canal+ and beIN, has just published a manifesto full of recommendations for European Union decision-makers.

Taking action against “digital theft”

The executive director of the AAPA, Miruna Herovanu, is not beating around the bush:

After years of work preparatory work to combat online piracy, it is time for policy makers in the EU and beyond to fully recognise that decisive and targeted action is needed at European level. The rise of digital theft demands action.

Among the many mechanisms envisaged by these organizations, one of them is worthy of attention. We know that there are already legal tools allowing rights holders to obtain court decisions ordering Internet service providers to block access to illegal sites.

The AAPA wants to go much further and involve other actors in this repression:

In accordance with the codification of existing case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), an injunction under Article 8.3 of the Info Soc Directive is available against all intermediaries whose services are used to infringe intellectual property rights, including (but not limited to) payment providers, advertising companies, search engines, internet browsers, VPN (Virtual Private Network) providers, alternative DNS resolvers and domain registrars.

Down with VPNs and DNS

As our colleagues at Torrent Freak rightly point out, this position comes at the same time as a new legislation adopted in Italy that forces VPNs to block pirated content. In fact, these services are often used to circumvent blocking measures, which tends to infuriate the actors concerned.

It should be noted that these platforms are increasingly in the sights of the authorities. In a recent report, Arcom also said that it wanted greater involvement ” Alternative VPN and DNS providers in law enforcement, alongside ISPs “. You can reread our article that addresses this issue here.

What do you think of these avenues, and do you think they have a chance of working against piracy ? Let us know in the comments.

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