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Warner Bros. Files Criminal Complaint Against Chilean IPTV Operator Over “Alarming” Piracy Growth
### Hollywood Goes Criminal in Chile
If you thought Hollywood only knew how to make blockbusters, think again. Warner Bros. is currently busy drafting a real-life legal thriller.
The studio giant has officially filed a criminal complaint against a Chilean IPTV operator, Streaming Chile SpA. While blocking pirate websites is the usual move, Warner Bros. decided to raise the stakes by targeting individuals—specifically, the company’s representatives—with allegations of copyright infringement and computer fraud.
Why so dramatic? According to the studio, the growth of unauthorized IPTV services has become “alarming.” These services essentially hijack legal streams and rebroadcast them to thousands of paying customers without permission.
This isn’t just a standard lawsuit, either. It’s one of the first major Chilean cases to invoke the new Economic Crimes Law. This means the studio isn’t just looking for an apology; they are aiming for:
- Massive fines that scale with the defendant’s income.
- Confiscation of all profits derived from the illegal activity.
The investigation is still in its early stages, and for now, the pirate streams are still up. But with Hollywood bringing this level of heat, the “cheap” streaming option might be getting a lot more expensive very soon.