🎓 We're grateful to Vaarun Vijairaghavan, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, for his excellent DiSCourse seminar at Digital Science Center.

His talk, "Fair Play for Fair Pay: Fighting Digital Piracy through Revenue Sharing," presented a market-based solution aligning content and network provider incentives via voluntary revenue sharing.

Discover the key insights here:
🔗https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/disc/events/discourse-vijairaghavan/

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Don't miss today's #DiSCourseSeminar with Vaarun Vijairaghavan from the University of Calgary, Canada, at 12:00 (CET). You can join onsite at the DiSC, Innrain 15, 6020 Innsbruck or remotely via Big Blue Button: https://webconference.uibk.ac.at/b/car-aab-cxf-o81

Topic: Fair Play for Fair Pay: Fighting Digital Piracy through Revenue Sharing

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#CopyrightInfringement
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#Econometrics

Join us on Friday, 12:00 (CET) for another #DiSCourseSeminar.
Topic: Fair Play for Fair Pay: Fighting Digital Piracy through Revenue Sharing
Speaker: Vaarun Vijairaghavan, University of Calgaray
Location: Onsite at DiSC or online on Big Blue Button.
More: https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/disc/events/discourse-vijairaghavan/

#InformationSystems #research #academia #DigitalPiracy #CopyrightInfringement #antipiracy

We're looking forward to having Vaarun Vijairaghavan, Assistant Professor of Business Technology Management at the University of Calgary, as a guest speaker at our next #DiSCourseSeminar.

Join us on February, 6th (CET) for his talk on Fair Play for Fair Pay: Fighting Digital Piracy through Revenue Sharing!
More info: https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/disc/events/discourse-vijairaghavan/

#InformationSystems #research #DigitalPiracy #CopyrightInfringement #antipiracy

Digital piracy surges as streaming costs spiral out of control

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/19/digital-piracy-streaming-comeback-netflix-costs/

Europol’s Cyber-Patrol Week, conducted with EUIPO and Policía Nacional, focused on crypto-supported digital piracy services.

Highlights include:
• EUR 47M in crypto traced
• 69 targeted sites
• 25 IPTV services escalated to crypto platforms
• 44 further investigations
• OSINT-driven mapping + cross-border intelligence sharing

Thoughts on cryptocurrency tracing as a tool in IP enforcement?

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Full Article Details: https://www.technadu.com/europol-traced-e47-million-in-crypto-in-major-anti-piracy-enforcement-action-25-illicit-iptv-targeted/614010/

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One man's audacious hack of Hollywood's security uncovered hidden blockbusters and cost the industry millions. How did he pull it off?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/the-digital-heist-how-one-mans-movie-leak-shook-hollywood/

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Global forces just crushed one of the biggest sports piracy networks ever seen. How did over 50 top industry giants and international law enforcement team up to shut it all down? Read on to uncover the bold strategy behind this high-stakes operation.

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/global-collaboration-shuts-down-major-sports-piracy-network/

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#sportsstreaming
#intellectualproperty
#globalcollaboration
#cybersecurity

Police shutdown of major sports piracy site Streameast marks a significant victory for anti-piracy efforts

The world's largest sports piracy website, Streameast, has been shut down by authorities following a coordinated operation with the Egyptian police. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced the closure, marking a major blow to illegal streaming operations that had attracted over... [More info]

They just took down the biggest illegal sports stream—Streameast, with 80 domains and 1.6 billion hits a year, is no more. How will this shake up the world of digital piracy and sports streaming?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/streameast-the-largest-pirated-sports-platform-disrupted-by-police/

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