Greece is buzzing with news of a historic, landmark decision by a local court, to imprison a person for five months for subscribing to a pirate IPTV service. The news warrants an informed conversation about creators’ rights and how the judicial system has sharpened its response to piracy. However, until evidence is produced to the contrary, the story should be stamped “propaganda” and noted for an offense of its own: a distraction from genuine progress in the fight against piracy.
Do people who speed 2x the limit get 5 months? No? Guess greece wants you do do that more than they want you to watch some TV.
Why would Greece, like any other net importer of IP, care about this any more than it historically has? Could the sudden change in focus be at the behest of a foreign country? Really jogs the noggin
