Argentine court orders Google to remove IPTV software from Android phones

Argentine court rules that Google needs “remove immediately” IPTV service-related applications on all Android devices and variants in the country. The measure affects devices such as smartphones, televisions and TV boxes.

According to the website TorrentFreakincluding legal action Blocking decision for local operators of nearly 70 domain names about a popular service in the country known as Magic TVThe process was initiated by Alianza, an organization that represents studios in the pay TV sector in Latin America and combats copyright infringement.

The situation becomes even more complicated due to the application. Not officially available on Google Play Store In other words, Google itself no longer announces its presence on the platform and its use requires parallel installation on devices. It is seen as Magis TV one of the major paid audiovisual piracy networksoperates in many countries.

The judge’s decision was as follows: The company “using the necessary technical tools” To force removal from IP addresses of users located in Argentina who use Magis TV. Google has not commented on the situation so far.

Brazil also struggles with the sector

The anti-piracy actions in Argentina may also be related to similar operations carried out in Brazil. Last week, a new phase of Operation 404, carried out by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), resulted in the removal of 675 websites and 14 illegal streaming apps.

At this stage, Three people arrested in ArgentinaIncluding combating cybercrime in the neighboring country with the help of Alizana and the authorities.

For several years, the National Telecommunications Corporation (Anatel) has been taking measures to block illegal content distribution services and seize servers that send pirated signals to TV boxes.

Argentine Court rules that the measure against Magis TV “will be copied immediately by many countries with the same type of problem“.