This is the seventh phase of the operation, which has mobilized nine states and five countries against illegal streaming. The suspects were arrested in Brazil and
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security blocked 675 websites and 14 illegal streaming applications in an operation this Thursday 19. This is the seventh phase of Operation 404. According to the Ministry, the action is part of an international mobilization, involving several authorities, against copyright infringement.
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The name of the operation refers to the “Error 404”, which occurs on the Internet when the user tries to access a page, which is not found.
In addition to removing websites and apps, audio, video and gaming content were also removed from servers and de-indexed by search engines. Social media pages and profiles were also deleted.
Thirty search and seizure warrants were executed and five people were arrested. The suspects are suspected of distributing pirated content on websites and digital platforms, a practice that “causes significant damage to the economy and the creative industry, as well as violating the rights of authors and artists.” The main impact of this type of piracy is on the cultural and creative sector, but the damage goes far beyond that.
In another recent anti-piracy operation, officers noted that the same websites that distribute illegal content also spread viruses and malware, leaving users’ computers vulnerable to data theft and other types of cybercrime.
International action
The operation was coordinated by the Computer Operations Laboratory of the National Secretariat of Public Security, attached to the ministry. The warrants were carried out by the civil police of nine states: Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo.
The public ministries of São Paulo and Santa Catarina also participated.
Organizations from five other countries also participated: Argentina, United Kingdom, United States, Peru and Paraguay. National and international artistic and copyright organizations were also involved.
See the list of associations, bodies and organizations involved in the investigation:
- Fiscal Unit Specialized in Cybercrime Investigations (UFEIC), from Argentina;
- City of London Police – Intellectual Property Crime Unit and Intellectual Property Office (IPO), from the UK;
- United States Department of Justice and United States Department of Commerce;
- Instituto Nacional de Defense de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI), Peru;
- Unidad Specializada en Hechos Punibles Contra la Propiedad Intellectual do Paraguay;
- Premier League;
- Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE);
- Brazilian Pay Television Association (ABTA);
- Alliance Against Pay-TV Piracy (ALIANZA) – Latin America;
- National Council for the Fight against Piracy (CNCP);
- Association for the Protection of Intellectual and Phonographic Rights (APDIF);
- Motion Picture Association (MPA) – Latin America;
- Representing the global recording industry (IFPI);
- Entertainment Software Association (ESA);
- European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); And
- National Directorate of Intellectual Property (DINAPI), of Paraguay.
Source: Terra
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