Sportel 2019: "20% of internet users accessing illegal streams of sports" (R. Hoy, DLA Piper)

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Ruth Hoy, partner at DLA Piper, at Sportel Monaco 2019 - ©  Nelson Priest

"A study done in the UK last year by the UK Intellectual Property Office said that around about 20% of internet users are accessing illegal streams of sports content. In addition to that, there's more than a million loaded Kodi boxes (a media player available on multiple platforms, which allows users to play files stored locally, such as videos...

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Ruth Hoy, partner at DLA Piper, at Sportel Monaco 2019 - ©  Nelson Priest

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