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Judges Acquit a Total of 23 Pirate IPTV Subscribers: Personal Use is Not a Crime (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 77 points 4 days ago (14 children)

Because nobody will read the full report, they were all fined with 150 euros, which is the legal minimum. They were acquitted of criminal charges and related civil liability.

They were all paying a reseller, too, not just streaming or downloading freely available content.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago (13 children)

Depending how long they had used the service they probably saved more than €150 just by not paying subscriptions to all the services they would need for the same content. Cost of doing business?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Only soccer is around 60€ a month (more if you want to watch all the games and not just a selection), so do the math

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