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Safaricom loses fight over DStv pirating dispute
MultiChoice has won a court battle against internet service providers including Safaricom after the High Court issued a directive ordering them to take down pirated content from the pay-TV firm.
Justice Wilfrda Okwany directed Safaricom and Jamii Telecom to pull down content which MultiChoice says should be viewed exclusively on its SuperSport channel.
MultiChoice filed the case in 2019 seeking to compel the telcos to block live streaming of sports on its networks. A total of 141 websites host content that MultiChoice said was infringing on copyright material.
Justice Okwany ruled that MultiChoice Kenya had lawfully issued valid take-down notices to the ISPs and they ought to have complied with the same.
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The judge further found that the ISPs have not given any lawful excuse for their failure to comply with the notices. Safaricom pleaded with the court for time to comply with the directive.
“The upshot is that the petitioner has made out a case,” the judge said.
Subscribers to Multichoice’s DStv and Gotv packages pay a monthly fee while those streaming the games on the controversial websites only incur data costs.
MultiChoice has won a court battle against internet service providers including Safaricom after the High Court issued a directive ordering them to take down pirated content from the pay-TV firm.
Justice Wilfrda Okwany directed Safaricom and Jamii Telecom to pull down content which MultiChoice says should be viewed exclusively on its SuperSport channel.
MultiChoice filed the case in 2019 seeking to compel the telcos to block live streaming of sports on its networks. A total of 141 websites host content that MultiChoice said was infringing on copyright material.
Justice Okwany ruled that MultiChoice Kenya had lawfully issued valid take-down notices to the ISPs and they ought to have complied with the same.
ALSO READ: DStv limits streaming to single device at a time
The judge further found that the ISPs have not given any lawful excuse for their failure to comply with the notices. Safaricom pleaded with the court for time to comply with the directive.
“The upshot is that the petitioner has made out a case,” the judge said.
Subscribers to Multichoice’s DStv and Gotv packages pay a monthly fee while those streaming the games on the controversial websites only incur data costs.
Safaricom loses fight over DStv pirating dispute
Justice Wilfrda Okwany directed Safaricom and Jamii Telecom to pull down content which MultiChoice says should be viewed exclusively.
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