Sweden is proposing to explicitly prohibit the consumption of illegal IPTV services, while providing for penalties for users and blocking measures to protect the rights of rights holders. Sweden wants to step up the fight against audiovisual piracy. On Tuesday, Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand welcomed the findings of a government investigation into illegal IPTV services, a fast-growing phenomenon that worries rightsholders and authorities alike. « This money goes straight into the pockets of criminals and feeds organized crime, » the minister…
