This morning, Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand called a press conference where she presented an addition to the Film inquiry. The investigator will also investigate illegal IPTV and analyze how it affects the Swedish film and television industry. The inquiry will also examine whether to legislate and make it a criminal offence to receive illegal IPTV. They shall also propose other measures to counteract the distribution of illegal IPTV.
At the press conference, the Minister of Culture spoke about the seriousness of the crime and that Sweden is one of the countries in Europe with the most significant problems. Large sums of money end up in the pockets of criminals instead of where they should be: with cultural creators and rights holders. Liljestrand also highlighted that the lost revenue will lead to either a smaller or more expensive supply, affecting law-abiding consumers.
The previously appointed film inquiry will look at the entire film industry. During the press conference, investigator Eva Bergquist stated that the problem of illegal IPTV is constantly raised in meetings with the industry. The preliminary situation analysis presented this summer also highlighted the issue of films being viewed illegally.
The Rights Alliance has worked intensively to get new and more effective measures to curb illegal IPTV.
– It’s very good that the government understands that more measures are needed to deal with copyright infringements. The actors behind illegal IPTV receive at least SEK 1.25 billion per year from Swedish households. Organized crime runs an extensive criminal economy at the expense of cultural creators, rights holders, taxpayers and society at large, says Sara Lindbäck of the Rights Alliance.
Publicerad: 2025-01-24