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South Africa: MultiChoice Intensifies Crackdown On Pirate Streaming Services

November 1, 2024
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In 2024, MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, intensified its efforts against pirate streaming services, achieving several successful raids and arrests in recent months. Notably, six arrests tied to pirate streaming operations have been made in the last six months, more than double the total number of similar actions taken between 2019 and 2023.

MultiChoice, along with its initiative Partners Against Piracy, has consistently highlighted that the illegal distribution of licensed content through these pirate platforms endangers the sustainability of content creators and rights holders. The company asserted, “This type of piracy not only leads to direct revenue losses for businesses but also jeopardizes the integrity of our content distribution models.”

MultiChoice’s copyright software partner, Irdeto, is working closely with law enforcement to combat this issue. Frikkie Jonker, Irdeto’s anti-piracy director for broadcasting and cybersecurity, shared insights into how technological advancements have streamlined the tracking and prosecution of pirated content. Piracy often operates on multiple levels, with global and regional entities, as well as local resellers,” Jonker explained. He added that law enforcement and content owners can now identify criminals and those consuming pirated content at various levels of these operations.

The judicial outcomes of these cases are pending, but past legal precedents suggest that offenders could face substantial fines or imprisonment. For example, a man from Cape Town was sentenced to seven years in prison in November 2022 for selling access to pirated DStv content via modified Android TV boxes. His sentence was suspended on the condition of no further similar offences within five years, alongside a fine.

Another pirate received a five-year suspended sentence for similar activities involving modified TV boxes and illegal IPTV subscriptions, with a fine imposed for recovery efforts.

MultiChoice has primarily targeted service operators in its crackdown but has also indicated an intention to pursue users of illegal streaming services. According to the Copyright Act, first-time offenders can face fines of US$283.87 or up to three years in jail, while repeat offenders may incur penalties of US$567.74 and up to five years imprisonment.

Jonker has stated that “financial hardship” is no excuse for piracy, as this crime threatens numerous livelihoods. Although law enforcement is reluctant to share information about users involved in piracy, Jonker previously mentioned on 702 radio that MultiChoice can analyze illegal streams and identify users independently despite potential legal hurdles due to privacy laws and data protection.

MultiChoice is committed to protecting its licensed content and stakeholders by combating piracy through robust legal and technological means.

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