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The TV companies despair that football, films and series are seen illegally in Norwegian homes. And it is the young who sin the most: One in two young people watches pirated TV, according to a report.
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- At least 1 in 2 young people watch pirate TV in Norway, according to a report
- A Norwegian student pays NOK 1,399 a year for illegal IPTV
- 255,000 Norwegian households pay for illegal IPTV
- In Sweden, it is not a criminal offense to pay for an illegal IPTV service
- The risk of punishment as a user in Norway is small, but the legislation allows for it
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VG has told about the Norwegian student “Andreas” who breaks the law by paying NOK 1,399 a year for illegal IPTV.
In short, it is a service that provides thousands of TV channels, films, series and the hottest sports channels – live and with top picture quality.
– When Viaplay increased the price to NOK 750 a month, it was too much. It simply didn’t work out with the student budget, says the 24-year-old.
Had “Andreas” done the same in Sweden, he would have actually been law abiding.
Swedish police: – Not punishable
In Norway, around 255,000 households255,000 households pay according to a survey carried out by the media analysis agency Mediavision in March 2023. for illegal IPTV.
Just under a quarter of them state sport as the most important driving force for the purchase, project manager Natalia Borelius in Mediavison tells VG.
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More than half of young people stream illegally
Buying an illegal IPTV subscription is just one of several ways you can illegally watch sports, films and series.
A survey carried out by the media analysis agency Mediavison in March last year shows that:
- More than one in five Norwegians between the ages of 15 and 74 watch films and series illegally, either through streaming or downloading.
- Half (51 percent) of all young people between the ages of 15 and 24 do the same.
- These figures only apply to films and series. Illegal streaming of sports therefore comes in addition to this.
The TV industry is missing out on huge revenues.
– It becomes an enormous number if you imagine that you would pay the market price for everything that is consumed illegally, Natalia Borelius, analyst at Mediavision, has stated.
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In the Nordic region, only the Swedes are greater consumers of illegal TV content. But with “sweet brother”, the legislation contrasts with Norway’s laws.
– Paying for an illegal IPTV service is not punishable, says Brita Wallström, group leader at the police department NoaNoaNationella operativa avdelningen (Noa). Noa investigates, among other things, crimes related to monopoly positions. in Sweden.
– Only the person who makes copyrighted material available is guilty of a crime, not the person who uses it, she says to VG.
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But what obligation does “Andreas” have to follow the TV agreement between Viaplay and the Premier League when he watches English football in Norway? Is it obvious that he is doing something illegal when he looks at his illegal IPTV subscription?
– The short answer is that this type of use of IPTV – at least in very many cases – is in violation of the Copyright Act, and thus illegal, says lawyer Mikkel Lassen Ellingsen at CMS Kluge Advokatfirma.
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§3 of the Copyright Act
It is not permitted to stream or otherwise use intellectual property that has been made available to the public on the Internet or other electronic communication network in obvious violation of this Act when use from the illegal source is likely to damage the owner’s financial interests to a significant extent.
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The risk of being punished as a user is small today.
– That neither the police nor the rights holders have so far had any tradition of pursuing the users of the services is pretty clear, but it doesn’t lawful to use IPTV services you know offer material they do not have rights to, says Ellingsen.
– The legislation allows for going after the users as well, so it remains to be seen when the rights holders/the police consider it a sufficiently effective way of combating the problem, says the lawyer.
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This is illegal IPTV
Illegal IPTV are paid services that provide illegal access to thousands of TV channels and videos.
IPTV stands for «Internet Protocol Television».
The TV or video content sent over the internet using IP technology.
IPTV can also be completely legal – as when Norwegian TV providers offer content for which they have the rights.
The purchase, sale and use of illegal IPTV services is illegal according to §3 of the Intellectual Property Act and §203 of the Criminal Code.
You risk fines and imprisonment for up to three years.
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