These channels are seen distributing copyrighted material without permission, and with Telegram’s support of hiding the identity of distributors, rights holders aren’t satisfied in tracking them.
Blocking Telegram Channels
And these piracy channels have grown over time, pushing Telegram to introduce better rules and actions for taking down. Yet, it’s often targeted by court orders for an immediate response, like the one coming from Visapress – a coalition of newspapers, magazines,s and movie studios in Portugal.
Thus, they made the judge believe an injunction order is deserved, even though it may not help much. Passing the requesting order, the court statement read
“it is an adequate and proportionate means to at least try to ensure respect for intellectual property rights, leading to the deterrence of sharing and availability of such contents.”
The judge, pirate channel owners, and even the rights holders know that this injunction for blocking isn’t much effective, but at least driving them away slightly should be done to discourage them.
