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Won over 1 million euros with pirate IPTV but ended up in prison
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Won over 1 million euros with pirate IPTV but ended up in prison

SAPO Notícias1 September 2026 at 09:45

A 68-year-old man, in the United Kingdom, was sentenced to prison for operating a pirate IPTV service that generated over 1 million euros in illegal revenue. The operation distributed television channels and copyrighted content without authorization from the rights holders.

The British authorities investigated the network for months, identifying that the scheme attracted thousands of subscribers who paid affordable monthly fees to access premium channels, including sports and copyrighted films.

The man was found guilty of intellectual property rights infringement and fraud. The sentence reflects the tightening of measures against digital piracy in the United Kingdom, where authorities have intensified the fight against organized illegal streaming networks.

This case comes in a broader context of increasing online piracy in Europe, with cultural industries pressing for greater protection of their content and for stricter actions against those who profit from illegal distribution.

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