The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) is
the official government body in Saudi Arabia responsible for the organization,
protection, and promotion of Intellectual Property (IP) in the Kingdom. Under
its competencies, the SAIP has quite recently organized an online inspection
campaign on platforms and websites, including sites broadcast from outside the
Kingdom that violate the Intellectual
Property Laws.
As a part of its robust and continuous efforts for minimizing
violations against the Intellectual
Property Rights (IPRs) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the
SAIP has monitored, examined, and analyzed a total of 231 websites that violate
the IP laws and has prevented the same from being browsed within the nation.
All the detected websites include a host of violations, such as
broadcasting sites of encrypted sports channels directly, downloading and
watching both movies and web series, downloading or listening to songs on music
sites without obtaining a license or authorization from the IP owner, and
downloading books in PDF formats.
Furthermore, the SAIP has also detected some websites that are
selling subscriptions for encrypted TV channels either through illicit
streaming devices (ISDs) or software to decrypt the encrypted site for
illegally displaying materials.
The SAIP has confirmed that all these practices violate the Copyright
Protection law and are entitled to fines and penalties that may
reach up to SR250, 000. Besides, the violation of the law may even lead to the
cancelation of the website’s commercial license or its closure. In some
scenarios, it may even lead to the imprisonment of the license holder for a
span not exceeding six months or defamation at the account of the infringer and
removing the infringement.
The SAIP has made it crystal clear that it will neither tolerate
the ones who violate the rules and regulations nor accept the violations at any
cost. It has also asked the residents and citizens of Saudi Arabia to support
all these efforts and initiatives and respect the IP Rights.
For view source: https://www.kashishipr.com/blog/saip-is-all-set-to-block-231-websites-that-violate-rules-and-regulations/
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