urgent! Intellectual Property Court Issued an order prohibiting SBN, the operator of AIS PLAYBOX, from broadcasting the 2022 FIFA World Cup via its IPTV network in accordance with copyright law.
Today (November 26, 2022), a True Group news report revealed that following concerns over many IPTV box operators claiming to announce Must Carry and broadcast the World Cup Final (FIFA World Cup Final 2022) signal without the permission of the copyright holder, in violation of internationally recognized intellectual property laws. and will affect the chances of watching the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final in Thailand
True Group, as the exclusive broadcaster of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final in Thailand in both IPTV and OTT systems, is in no way indifferent and therefore has protected its rights under the intellectual property law by filing a lawsuit against a TV Internet service provider providing services via AIS PLAYBOX to the Central Court for Intellectual Property and International Trade As well as petitioning the court for a temporary injunction of copyright infringement.
Most recently, on the evening of November 25, 2022, the Intellectual Property Court ordered a ban on Super Broadband Network Co., Ltd. (SBN), the provider of AIS PLAYBOX, from broadcasting and broadcasting the final matches of the World Cup World. (FIFA World Cup Final 2022), held in Qatar which protects the rights of True Group as a legally authorized person
As a result of these temporary protective measures, True Group wishes to inform all unlicensed IPTV and OTT television service providers to immediately suspend the broadcast of the FIFA World Cup Final (Cup Final 2022), in order to comply with this order of court and avoid the potential consequences of a further infringement of intellectual property rights.
Under the Intellectual Property Court’s temporary protection order this time, True Group wishes to clarify that it will not affect the general public’s right to watch the World Cup Finals. Thais can still watch the World Cup Finals via general television services (Free TV) as usual, including the ability to watch all matches via Pay TV (Pay TV) service providers in systems Cable TV and satellite TV that have been scrambled according to already established standards and criteria.
