By Vassilis Koufopoulos
In absolute power the new legislative framework for ‘piracy” Last Saturday, September 13th, a police operation was held in the center of Sparta following complaints of unfair competition.
Reportedly, two people have been arrested And they are expected to be referred to the prosecutor and as they had illegally put on a public view of a public view of a cafe-bar shop, the fine It can reach up to 6,000 euros.
According to recent amendments to the Law on Piracy, there are now projected to the detriment of final users for pirate content administrative fines of up to EUR 1,500 for private use and up to EUR 3,000 for public promotion (cafes etc), while a prison sentence of up to EUR 1,900 and a fine of EUR 2,900.
At a time with the rapid increase in technology, but according to the new legislative framework, end -users of pirate audiovisual content are identical in very few minutes. In addition to the digital and manuscript clientele in the hands of pirates and constantly finding authorities in police operations, the final user leaves his digital footprint and on torrents that downloads films, music, software, and pirate networks associated with his home connection.
Targeting pirate organizations and black money laundering
The state seems to have now realized the enormous illegal economic benefit of pirate organizations, as well as the parallel of black money laundering.
The recent study of the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) on behalf of the audiovisual protection company (EPO), the total annual impact on the country’s GDP from audiovisual piracy, is estimated at over € 400 million.
It is estimated that jobs lost each year even exceed 5,000 (a total of economy). Tax losses from pay TV (VAT, etc.) are estimated at up to € 59 million a year, while losses for the domestic legal market amount to up to € 162 million a year.
It is no coincidence that the state has put in the game of controls and immediate imposition of fines, in addition to police and port authorities, AADE, SDOE and the Inter -Service Market Control Unit (TIMEA).
Source: Skai
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