Partners Against Piracy: Major Wins in the War on Content Theft in Africa
The article from ChimpReports, titled “Partners Against Piracy: Major Wins in the War on Content Theft in Africa,” highlights the significant strides made by the Partners Against Piracy (PAP) initiative in combating content piracy across the African continent. Through collaborations with governments, law enforcement agencies, cybersecurity experts, and civil society organizations, PAP has intensified efforts to dismantle international crime syndicates involved in content theft.
Key achievements include:
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Conducting over 155 successful raids across Africa, leading to the closure of 4,351 illegal networks and the arrest of 107 individuals involved in piracy.
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Launching PAP in Namibia in partnership with the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) and the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB).
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Raiding five shops and prosecuting five syndicate members selling illegal decoders in Botswana, in an enforcement action led by the Botswana Police Service and the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA).
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Collaborating with the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) and the National Police Service to shut down the pirate sports streaming site “score808.US”.
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Partnering with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) for a media workshop addressing content piracy and intellectual property.
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Deploying artificial intelligence (AI) technology in Zimbabwe to detect pirate content online.
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Participating in an anti-piracy conference in Angola, alongside the US embassy and copyright consultancy Portão.
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Launching raids in Mozambique after discovering 160 hotels and lodges using pirated decoders and foreign accounts.
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Apprehending the operator behind the notorious pirate sports-content domain www.score808.com.ng in Nigeria.
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Initiating a campaign in Malawi with MultiChoice Malawi and the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) to raise awareness of copyright protections and combat piracy.
PAP also emphasizes the importance of updating legislation to address new piracy trends, advocating for measures such as dynamic IP and domain blocking to effectively curb online piracy. The initiative continues to work with African governments to amend laws and support cybersecurity interventions in the fight against content theft.
