The Argentine Justice issued an unprecedented ruling in Latin America: the blocking of all domains related to the TV piracy service known as Magis TVIn addition, Google has also ordered the use of the application on its Android operating system.
Magis TV is an application that allowed users to access the largest Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in LATAM, which enabled Internet users to Access hundreds of paid content for freeThe judicial decision was issued by Esteban Rossignoli, in charge of the 4th court of San Isidro, Buenos Aires, after an extensive investigation by the prosecutor’s office Cybercrime in the Specialized Cybercrime Unit (UFEIC).
The Magis TV blockade
The court’s decision was framed in Operation 404, a case against audiovisual piracy initiated in Brazil. As a result of the investigation, five people have been arrested and 675 websites and 14 applications have been dismantled. Now, Magis TV will have to be blocked.
In turn, in our country, the sentence was issued in relation to another investigation, carried out in Buenos Aires and Misiones, which focused on marketing networks of “TV Boxes”: devices used illegally to transmit signals from cable TV operators. In many cases, these devices already had the application installed.
In detail, this service broadcasts live television over the Internet illegally since it does not have the broadcasting rights. It is an application that steals from various sources. programmers and distributors, audiovisual content to offer them directly to the users.
The case was prompted by a complaint from Alliance against Audiovisual Piracy (Alliance), in accordance with their objectives for Operation 404. Its president, Jorge Bacaloni, explained that for months they were accumulating evidence to prove that Magis TV – and other similar platforms – were illegal and expanded piracy. Along these lines, Bacaloni assured that “the Public Prosecutor’s Office completed the investigation and moved proactively to protect users.”
The ruling is a huge blow – the second in Argentina after what happened with Futbol Libre – against audiovisual piracy on the continent. Magis TV is one of the largest illegal Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services in Latin America and currently has more than 55 million visits in the last six months in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The antecedent of Free Football
What happened with Magis TV It is an investigation that seeks to end the Illegal reproduction of TV content in the countryAlong the same lines, two months ago the Justice arrested the creator of Megadeportes, who uses the pseudonym Kahsad, and ordered the blocking of more than 50 domains linked to this site.Free Football“, one of the most important in the region that broadcast the matches of most important football.
The raid took place in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, and was led by the prosecutor of Cybercrime in the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Investigation of Cybercrimes (UFEIC) Alejandro Musso. In addition, the operation had the support of Federal Police and Buenos Aires City Police officers.
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During the raid, they seized a computer, pendrives and other items that contained information about the administration of the various illegal sports streaming channels and the money movements they were earning from advertising. According to investigators, the website www.kahsadtvonline.blogspot.com offered the illegal access to the sports content with different linksamong which were those of Fútbol Libre.
Because of the investigation, the creator of the website was arrested and all their domains were deregisteredHowever, after a few days in prison, the young man was released on Monday, July 15, because he collaborated with the investigation in his statement.
The Court’s decision was also influenced by the lack of criminal record of the accused and the no economic benefit with these pages.
Source: Ambito
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