In Taiwan, vendors were arrested on suspicion of violating copyright law for providing equipment that allowed them to watch paid TV programs for free using a fraudulent app.
Programs on Japanese TV stations have also been viewed illegally, and investigative authorities are investigating that the total damage amounted to about 4 billion yen in Japanese yen.
In Taiwan, it seems that devices that use malicious apps to watch paid TV programs for free are widely available, and celebrities watch the competition through these devices during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. An image that was allegedly taken of the situation was posted on SNS and caused controversy.
Taiwanese investigative authorities have conducted a large-scale investigation all over the country since August, and allegedly violated the copyright law such as illegally acquiring and distributing program data of TV stations, and by the 20th 11 people were arrested.
According to the investigation, the vendors sell the device that claims to be non-illegal in advance, and later let the customer download the application that illegally receives the program, and 10,000 units in the two years from June. It means that the above was sold.
In addition to TV programs in Taiwan, programs such as NHK and private broadcasting in Japan have been illegally watched, and investigative authorities are investigating that the total damage amounted to NT $ 1 billion, or about 4 billion yen in Japanese yen.