Watching TV online is one of the great advances that have occurred over the years in the world of audiovisual content. Not only do we have the option of using streaming platforms to watch movies or series, but we also find channels that offer us very good content. However, here comes the problem at hand.
Everything will depend on what we see online. More than anything, because it is not the same to watch the DTT channels in the open, which are available free of charge to everyone, than another series of channels for which you have to pay to have access to their content.
Be careful when watching online payment channels
The piracy of content subject to copyright is the order of the day throughout the world. There is not a single week in which we do not have news of the closure of IPTV programs or websites that were used so that users had access, free of charge or paying a smaller amount, to pay channels.
Thanks to the Internet we have many advantages, such as watching a live channel or broadcasts of sporting events, for example. However, no matter how much we find web pages or IPTV lists that offer us pay channels completely free of charge, watching them means falling into a crime. Basically, because an illegal broadcast of audiovisual content that has copyright is being carried out.
In addition, it is also obvious that those who make copyrighted content available for others to view illegally are putting themselves at considerable risk. More than anything, because it is a crime. However, you have to know how to distinguish what is legal and what is illegal.
For example, watching Samsung TV Plus channels is legal, mostly because it’s a free and ad-supported streaming service from Samsung. On the other hand, watching Movistar Plus+ channels, such as LaLigaTV on M+, through pirated IPTV, is illegal. Therefore, you can watch the channels that are free online, as long as the owner of the rights allows it or does not say anything about it. For this reason, we find apps that allow us to watch online television channels such as TDTChannels.
Are they fined for using illegal IPTV?
Using an IPTV service is not illegal as such. As we saw, everything will depend on the content we see. However, if we use illegal IPTV lists, it is a crime. For example, in countries like Italy, we have already seen that not only are users who offer this type of illegal service fined or penalized, but they also fine those who receive and use pirated IPTV.
And what about in Spain? This type of sentences or fines are not being applied, for the moment, in Spain, for users who use pirated IPTV. In our country, there is a lot of sale of pirated IPTV, so, when the day comes, they may be able to identify us and fine us. Although, for now, there has been no case. They have only acted against those who had web pages with pirated content or sold pirated IPTV services.
