Watching pirated content is not cool but a crime and involves criminal prosecution
Do you know you are part of a crime and can be landed in jail if you watch pirated content? Subscribing to illegal streaming platforms and viewing pirated content is a punishable offense. In a serious attempt to curb illegal streaming activities and bring awareness of its risks, the UK intellectual property protection organization FACT and UK police are visiting homes across the UK, serving notices to individuals to cease illegal streaming activities with immediate effect and informing users of the associated risks, which include criminal prosecution. This week alone, the West Mercia Police in the UK midlands steered raids and identified over 1000 individuals watching pirated content on unauthorized streaming platforms via modified boxes, firesticks, and subscriptions. Anyone found watching pirated content or accessing unlawful streaming platforms can be sentenced to a few years in prison. In 2021, two people were penalized to 16 months in jail for watching pirated content. The Polic