TRA blocks illegal channel decryption
First country to protect pay channel rights on the internet.
July 12, 2010 2:30 by Samuel Potter
The UAE has become the first country in the world to block internet access to descrambling codes for pay TV, reports Gulf News.
The paper says the new measures aim to protect pay TV channels from internet users who download illegal codes. The system works by blocking the websites that provide black market encryption data to viewers, who then use the information to bypass scrambled satellite and cable signals.
The initiative comes from the UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
Mohammed Al Ghanim, Director General of the TRA said that “the UAE gives utmost importance to intellectual property to ensure the most advantageous economic environment through supporting owners of property rights. This step will protect consumers against this type of fraud and it will limit infringement of intellectual property rights and violation of federal laws.”
More on GCC
-
Qatar Holding, Italy Fund Eying Versace – Paper
-
Saudi government websites targeted
-
NCoV – First report of patient-to-nurse spread
-
Saudi regulations target stock market speculators
-
Dubai’s Arqaam Capital Eyes South Africa, Saudi Expansion
-
U.S. Targets Two UAE Firms For Dealing With Blacklisted Iran Banks
-
Airbus officially picked by Kuwait Airways
-
GMR reveals top 50 Mena Corporate Brands
-
Kuwait Airways to sign $3 billion-plus Airbus deal
-
Abu Dhabi Tourism Company Loss Widens
-
Emirates Airline reaps expansion profits
-
Saudi Arabia has 13 cases of SARS-like Coronavirus – WHO
-
UAE Central Bank Shuts Two Money Exchange Firms For Violations
-
Emal plans further expansion
-
Dubai looking at alternatives to repay debt
-
Two more die in Saudi Arabia from SARS-like virus – WHO
-
Alwaleed’s Kingdom on the prowl
-
Qatar Airways now looks to Airbus
-
World’s Longest-Range Passenger Jet
-
Abu Dhabi says financial zone will bridge a gap
