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Since 2019, Piracy Monitor has helped individuals, organizations and media stakeholders better understand the risks that live at the intersection of media theft, copyright infringement, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and personal agency; including causes, examples, use-cases, technical solutions and countermeasures, best-practices, lawsuits, regulation, and research. Concerned? We’ll work with you.

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Ireland: Cease-and-desist warnings sent to 10 suspected resellers of illegal streaming services

As part of the ongoing collaboration between Sky and the anti-piracy organization FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft), the latest enforcement action targeted individuals operating...

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Download the toolkit to get ready

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a global initiative every October that raises awareness about online safety, to empower individuals and businesses to protect themselves from...

Telekom Srbija Group partners with MPA’s ACE to fight piracy in Southeast Europe

Operating across 15 markets regionally and globally, and serving more than 14 million users, the Telekom Srbija Group has expanded beyond its core telecommunications...

Italy: Tech companies were cited for DSA violations in 2025. Some complied with orders, some did not

Italy's media regulator AGCOM released an annual report in accordance with the provisions of Art. 55 of the Regulation on Digital Services (DSA), reporting...

Vietnam: ACE celebrates arrest of seven in HiAnime case, a long-standing anti-piracy target

Vietnam-based HiAnime.to, said to be one of the world's largest Anime piracy operations and listed in the 2025 Notorious Market List published annually by...

UK: Six warrants result in four Merseyside arrests, after two-day anti-piracy law enforcement operation

Three men were arrested on June 25: a 47-year-old from Birkenhead and two men, aged 41 and 56, from Prenton. A further three search...

2026 review of EC’s Copyright Directive: Google, Media, Sports and AI stakeholders want more...

The comment period for the European Commission's review of EU copyright rules, including the 2019 Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market provided...

AVIA 2026 consumer survey: In APAC, piracy rates decline but cyber-risks are still underestimated

44% of consumers continue to access pirated content, down from 46% in 2025, according to the findings of the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition...

Italy: Although it decreased by 4% in 2025, 37% of Italian population consume pirated...

According to the results of a survey released in late June by the Italian anti-piracy organization FAPAV, the Italian economy lost 2.3 billion euros...

IBCAP opens new anti-piracy lab in Denver with expanded monitoring and validation services

IBCAP, the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy, has expanded its facilities, bringing automated monitoring and enforcement to new customers, and accelerating piracy detection, evidence...

Operation Offsides: Ad revenue from stolen FIFA World Cup streams cut off by TAG...

The non-profit Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) and ad supply chain partners de-monetized 1,376 illegal World Cup streaming and content sites; reinforcing the “Operation Offsides”...

EUIPO report: Online advertising on IPR-infringing Web sites and apps, 2025

Internet websites and mobile apps that provide access to content, goods or services infringing intellectual property rights (IPR) on a commercial scale often use...

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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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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.

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