In late August, the 41st meeting of the Intellectual Property Summit was held in Buenos Aires, where presentations were made by officials of Warner Bros. Discovery, Argentina, the Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy (Alianza), the football association LALIGA, the MPA’s ACE, government officials from Brazil and Argentina, and ANATEL Brazil; among others.
Jorge Bacaloni, president of the Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy (Alianza), said that digital piracy in Latin America is a challenge that requires joint response. In Argentina, he said that that 18.9 million households in the region consume pirated content, and that legal consumption among pay-TV households fell from 54.4% to 48.6%.
Alianza notes that coordinated action has yielded results. LALIGA claims to have blocked 22.5 million IP addresses during the 2025-2026 season, while Google de-indexed more than 75,000 pages.
But Alianza cautions that “piracy also evolves. It shifts domains, applications, channels, and infrastructure to continue operating.”
The event was organized by Summit Propiedad Intelectual – LAAPIP (Latin America Anti-Piracy and Intellectual Property, a law consultancy), sponsored by the industry trade group Television Association of Programmers (TAP) as lead sponsor, ACE and LALIGA as Strategic Partners and Alianza (The Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy) as Partner.
Why it matters
Alianza also emphasized that cooperation, adequate legal frameworks, public-private coordination and dynamic blocking are key to acting in real time against piracy. “With live content, every minute counts. The industry needs dynamic blocking measures that allow for action while the content still holds value.”
In an interview with a reporter from PRODU, an industry journal, LAPIP CEO Francisco Escutia remarked that “It was a very busy day. The most relevant areas of the intellectual property protection ecosystem – regulators, industry and the judicial area – were attended to, generating a space for dialogue and action that is rarely achieved in the same meeting.
“Among the most important commitments are the strengthening of the regulatory framework, the promotion of concrete actions in the face of the challenges posed by piracy in the digital environment, and the opening of coordination channels with ANATEL Brazil to enhance collaboration between authorities in the region,” added Mr. Escutia.
Further reading
“The fight against digital piracy requires increasingly agile and coordinated responses.” (LinkedIn Post). Sept. 17, 2026. Alianza Audiovisual.net.
Francisco Escutia of LAAPIP: “The Intellectual Property Summit in Buenos Aires was very complete and a space for dialogue and action was generated.” Article. August 26, 2026. by Cynthia Plohn. PRODU
