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Judges Acquit a Total of 23 Pirate IPTV Subscribers: Personal Use is Not a Crime (torrentfreak.com)
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Italians who simply view pirate IPTV via illicit subscriptions have been warned for months that their activities could be reported to the judicial authorities for potential prosecution. As part of an investigation into a pirate IPTV subscription seller, a total of 23 people have appeared in court in recent months for simply buying a pirate package. Judges in two separate proceedings have now acquitted all 23 after concluding that this type of piracy isn't actually a crime.

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Agreed, although apparently plenty of governments don't think the same thing.

[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I don't get it, most of the streaming providers they are protecting are foreign companies, if anything piracy is keeping more money in the local economy so why go so hard on IP laws above and beyond any treaty requirements?

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 1 points 17 hours ago

A main driver of this was Mediaset, which is actually Italian. Seriously, the article is right there. I didn't know about it before I read it, either.