A defendant in the Athens Court of Appeals for Misdemeanors had claimed that he did not know his subscription to an online TV service was illegal, and did not realize where his payments were going.
The court rejected those arguments on the premise that pay TV has been available in Greece for many years, and that ‘contracts with legal providers’ are required to access it. On November 27, the Court sentenced the defendant to 5 months in prison.
Original article
TV piracy: user sentenced to prison in Greece for the first time in history. Article. by Vasilis Koufopoulos. December 4, 2024. Skai.gr
Why it matters
The Skai article noted that the court recognized how piracy has consequences which include the loss of revenue by legitimate businesses which instead goes to clandestine operations, the loss of tax revenues, the loss of jobs, and support to criminal organizations.
