Dutch authorities involved in operation that shut down huge illegal streaming service
NL TimesDutch authorities were involved in an operation that resulted in one of the largest illegal streaming services in the world being shut down. According to a statement from Eurojust, the suspects were arrested because their service “illegally distributed material from streaming services online, including films and series.” The illegal service, which also pirated more than two thousand TV channels, was being used by more than 22 million people worldwide. The Dutch financial crimes inspectorate FIOD and the Public Prosecution Service of Rotterdam worked with authorities from Italy, Croatia, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to complete the operation. “The estimated economic harm caused by 247TVStream to television program copyright owners, as well as licensed streaming services, is more than $100 million,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York wrote on Nov. 19.
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