Originally published at: Greek Police Arrest Pirate IPTV Reseller & Charge 68 Users
Greek police conducted a significant IPTV raid resulting in one arrest and charges filed against 68 end users. The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate shut down an IPTV reselling network operating from Santorini in the Cyclades islands. A 48-year-old individual was arrested at his residence after police discovered he was selling unauthorized access to premium pay-TV channels.…
The fines are minimal and would not stop anyone from using IPTV. I would take it to court and have them prove I was watching copyright protected material. Unless they have a camera in your house it is going to be hard to convince a jury. Of course this is Greece and their laws differ from US laws, but I doubt that much. The burden of proof is always on the prosecution.
That’s it, burden of proof. The tax payer is is the one that gets hit the hardest with unprovable persecution. In The end itt is something that the true pay services should be fixing, by making it less oppressive to the consumer so people wouldn’t be so apt to seek cheaper methods of streaming content. Punishing children only makes them rebel even more; worldwide the police are trying to parent societies more than keep them safe from crime - it is a money making scam for the elititists inside government, and a way of trying to intimidate the people that pay them. If anything, elitism is the culprit for illegal activity.