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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 1 points 19 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.

[-] Mondez@lemdro.id 1 points 1 hour ago

Yes but that is still one company which I doubt is a massive contributor to GDP. However upon reading more about it it seems it's linked to Berlusconi so I'm guessing that its a case of corruption with these laws serving to protect personal profits?

[-] MudMan@fedia.io 1 points 48 minutes ago

Mediaset is a proper multibillion dollar multinational media conglomerate. It is not the one rich guy wanting to protect their investment, any more than Disney dictating the details of US copyright law is. Diney, incidentally, also a player in this conversation.

Lobbying doesn't happen based on percentage of GDP, friend.

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