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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.

Piracy Monitor is an authoritative resource to help rights holders better understand the risks associated with piracy, the methods used by pirates, technologies that help detect it, and about available countermeasures and practices against it. 

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ARCOM: French regulator’s ongoing campaigns against piracy, both technical and informational

ARCOM, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication for France, actively publishes informational resources about its mission and activities, including its efforts against...

Singapore High Court grants blocking order targeting 22 video piracy brands, covering 53 domains

The blocked sites were among the most widely accessed by Singapore-based users. Obtained by BBC Studios, the Premier League and DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga,...

Analysis: Evading privacy safeguards, free live sports streamers are full of security risks

A research paper analyzing 260 unique free live-streaming (FLS) sports domains uncovered systemic security risks, including drive-by downloads delivering persistent malware, and widespread privacy...

AVIA: 2026 Asia Video Industry Report finds piracy evolving, governments engaging, AI emerging

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) is a well-established trade association for the video industry and ecosystem in Asia Pacific.  Its annual reports continue...

Danish court rules that 25 illegal video streaming sites must be blocked

The illegal services provided access to a huge catalog of Danish and foreign films and series, several of which offered access to soccer broadcasts...

MPA and Mexico’s Patent & Copyright Office sign anti-piracy collaboration MOU for Latin America

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed, to bolster collaboration in the fight against illegal streaming and digital piracy across Latin America; between...

Copyright Alliance: Three copyright principles to apply in AI infringement cases

By Keith Kupferschmid, President and CEO of the Copyright Alliance As we quickly approach 70 copyright infringement lawsuits filed against AI companies, it is useful...

Developer alert: Media apps using React Server are vulnerable to credential theft, other attacks

Many app developers, including developers of media & entertainment apps used by millions of streaming video subcribers, use the React software development environment. A critical...

Brazil: National Council for Combating Piracy’s 2026-2029 policy plan will extend beyond economic impact

Brazil's National Council for Combating Piracy (CNCP), which is linked to the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) of Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security...

India: MKVCinemas domains and drive-cloning tool dismantled at request by ACE

The India-based piracy network MKVCinemas and its associated domains has been dismantled. That action by ACE also shut down a high-traffic drive-to-drive cloning tool...

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI, licenses 200 copyrighted characters for videos made by Sora...

Although the agreement was still open to further negotiation, corporate and board approvals, and deal closure, when it was announced, The Walt Disney Company's...

France: Even as piracy trends downward, ARCOM suggests new measures to stay a step...

A report released in December by the French communications regulator ARCOM says that rights-holders there have lost an estimated €1.5 billion in revenue -...

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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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