Welcome to Piracy Monitor
Digital media piracy, the unlicensed use or theft of copyrighted content, is the greatest enemy to creative professionals, consumers, rights-holders and their distribution partners the world over. And today, piracy doesn’t occur in a vacuum: it’s often a consequence of flawed or inadequate cybersecurity practices; and while AI can be a tool in the fight against piracy, AI can also enable content theft and stealth attacks on a massive scale.
Since 2019, Piracy Monitor has been an informative resource, helping persons and media stakeholders better understand the risks that reside at the intersection of copyright theft, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and personal agency; including use-cases, causes, examples, available countermeasures, solutions and research.
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US-Argentina trade agreement specifies intellectual property, anti-piracy protections
Spain: 2 years jail plus fine for ‘The Green Engineer,’ who used Telegram to link to illegal...
London Police unit orchestrates Manchester takedown of illegal IPTV service after tip-off by Sky
While 8.5% of ads were deemed ‘invalid,’ European anti-fraud initiatives saved €3.45 billion in ad losses
Collaboration among Bulgarian law enforcement, US DoJ, Europol take down three infringing torrent sites
Singapore: Fourth retailer imprisoned for selling illicit streaming devices at Sim Lim Square
Italy: AGCOM Commissioner defends her ‘No’ vote after AGCOM fined Cloudflare €14M
Italy: Major anti-piracy action culminates year-long operation, just days before the Olympics
National Privacy Week: New data suggests how concerned Americans are, and who makes privacy...
Invalid ad traffic for 2025 estimated at $63B globally; AI increasingly a driver
Irish football clubs losing up €1million per year in revenue through piracy, says league...
Sweden’s music charts banned an AI-created song. The song’s producers defended the work
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Piracy Monitor is an initiative of tvstrategies (Advanced Media Strategies LLC), and is active in four areas: Piracy Awareness, Market Intelligence, Industry Marketing and Consulting. Piracy Monitor also conducts online events devoted to piracy/anti-piracy and cybersecurity.
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