The ‘Dreambox’ case was a groundbreaking moment in piracy law, resulting in a collective prison sentence of 17 years for the operators of a pirate streaming organisation. After a four-week trial at Warwick Crown Court, the jury found the trio guilty of conspiracy to defraud by illicitly providing over 1,000 establishments and homes across England and Wales with unauthorised access to Premier League football, amassing over £5 million in earnings. The decade-long operation involved engaging third parties to create illegal broadcast streams, fraudulently obtaining premium content from global broadcasters for unauthorised pay-TV viewing.
