Following a complaint filed two years ago by a national pay-TV broadcaster, police in Germany say they now have three main suspects in custody following a huge law enforcement operation. Over 150 officers carried out searches against 18 suspects in 17 locations, with the aim of shutting down an as-yet unnamed illegal streaming operation with an estimated 30,000 subscribers. The three men, aged between 36 and 59, face charges including suspected commercial computer fraud, which carries a potential sentence of 10 years imprisonment.
I love how they always assume pirates would be buying this shitty content at $3/episode in the absence of piracy. They’d be playing videogames or listening to music or podcasts if this crap wasn’t free.
Yeah, I wouldn’t pay for the shit I download.