France Mulls Instant IPTV Blocks, €750K Fines & New Piracy Crime of 'Incitement'. (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Tea@programming.dev to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

13 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Two senators have presented a bill to address what is now openly described as a crisis in French football. The draft envisions sweeping reform to tackle "structural" issues, including broadcasting rights and the ever-present threat from illegal streaming services. On the table, seven years in prison and a €750,000 fine for pirate IPTV suppliers operating as a group, three years and €300,000 for those not, and a new crime of inciting use of pirate IPTV services or software.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] WarmApplePieShrek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 1 month ago

The bill starts off by saying football is organisationally incompetent and can't make money because it's too stupid to do it right, then blames piracy. Yeah right.