Skip Navigation

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ @lemmy.dbzer0.com

Shatur @lemmy.ml

7mo ago

Piracy Shield 2.0 IPTV Blocking Costs Will Be Paid By Italian Taxpayers * TorrentFreak

torrentfreak.com Piracy Shield 2.0 IPTV Blocking Costs Will Be Paid By Italian Taxpayers * TorrentFreak

When the Piracy Shield IPTV blocking system is retired late 2024, the new system's two million euro annual bill will be settled by taxpayers.

6 comments

So it's like I'm already paying a subscription...

Damn nice job on socializing that expense
State corpo alliance is growing stronger...

So that means, since I'm paying it whether I pirate or not, I might as well pirate, right?
Public funding, public access!

Why do small countries bother enforcing anti-piracy?
- Small countries? Italy has a population of 60m people.
- In Italy's case, it will be its long track record of poor governance combined with the close intertwining of media interests and political parties. Live sport is just about all these subscription broadcasters have left, so a vicious defense is to be expected.

6 comments