The pirate hunt began on February 2nd with the new platform to block sites that illicitly broadcast sporting events covered by copyright.
The launch of the new tool arrives on schedule following the conclusion of the technical roundtable last December with which Agcom had defined the technical and operational requirements for its operation.
The last obstacle, Assoprovider's appeal, was overcome last week with the green light from Tardel Lazio, according to which "the Authority's action is aimed at providing rapid intervention tools against massive phenomena of copyright violations online, but not in conflict with the exercise of the judicial function".
The functioning of the platform, called "PiracyShield", developed by the start-up of the Previti law firm donated by the Serie A football league.
It is based on a machine to machine system: the accredited owners, who have already obtained a precautionary measure for the protection of the protected right, in the event of further violations of the same right, can 'upload' the violation reports, assisted by an adequate evidentiary kit, onto the platform which automatically redirects you to accredited ISPs who block the IP address and/or the FQDN (the full domain name) within the next 30 minutes.
A race against time, therefore, because the matches last 90 minutes and hackers are very quick to create new transmission addresses.
The first table is the ALecce-Fiorentina series advance, but important responses are expected after Sunday's big match between Inter and Juventus.
In England, the only other state to use a tool like this, the results appear positive for the moment even if it is a continuous chase against pirates, just as happens with computer viruses.
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