Originally published at: https://troypoint.com/isps-will-face-prison-for-failing-to-block-pirated-content/
Italy’s Senate Budget and Finance Committees have approved amendments that impose stricter rules on VPN and DNS services to block access to pirated content. These changes are part of a broader effort to crack down on IPTV services and unauthorized streaming. The vote on this legislation is scheduled for today, and if passed, it could…
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getting nasty especialy ref vpns
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Holy crap, “APPROVED”
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not sure how a vpn provider can block access since the transmission is encrypted. So will they face prison because they cant tell? Scare tactics by Itally most likely passed by people who have no idea what a vpn is.
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best way to stop it all is to stop ripping people off with high prices
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I don’t like everything about Netflix but am in AWE of how they outsmarted big cable.
like all the others there prices will rise 
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There comes a point where the cost of all this, paid by anyone else other than the media companies who generate huge profits, becomes a burden on any society.
Somebody will sit down and look at the cost of having to shore up an industry that thinks it needs protecting from so called pirates, then back charge that industry for time and labour costs.
Not a problem here in Canada. Since the Olympics, Canadian ISPs have been blocking IPTV streams. Easily resolved by running a VPN.
Homer