Moroccans Deprived of IPTV?

Faced with the explosion of online platforms and new forms of broadcasting, Moroccan legislation is adapting. The General Secretariat of the Government has made public a draft law from the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication amending law 2.00. The objective is clear: to equip the country with a complete system of preventive and repressive measures to stop the illegal exploitation of literary and artistic works, particularly on the internet.

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The text emphasizes the fight against piracy of live broadcasts, a scourge that directly affects sporting events. This legislative upgrade is deemed crucial by the government in light of the 2030 FIFA World Cup that Morocco will co-host, requiring a strict framework to protect broadcasting rights and honor the Kingdom’s international commitments.

To achieve this, the draft law considerably expands the prerogatives of agents from the Moroccan Copyright Office. They will now be able to access premises, computer systems and means of transport to conduct inspections, consult documents and seize equipment related to detected violations. Any obstruction of their mission will be penalized.

The judiciary is also entrusted with new powers for rapid intervention. Magistrates will be able to order the immediate cessation of any violation of protected rights on digital media, including targeting natural or legal persons technically capable of interrupting these illegal transmissions.

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The new legal framework also updates several key concepts. The definition of "broadcasting and television" now extends to retransmissions by satellite and electronic networks. Finally, the project modernizes publishing contracts to include digital media and expands the private copying remuneration system to better support creation and the cultural economy.