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Mentions in press and media 8
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| Jan 4, 2024 | Lithuania’s €140 Piracy ‘Fines’ Will Pay Off, Lawyer Says | While streaming piracy dominates in many parts of the world, quite a few Lithuanians prefer sharing content using BitTorrent instead. Private torrent tracker Linkomanija is often the top choice. The site has been around for two decades and ... |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Lithuania’s Media Watchdog Fines Over Two Dozen ‘Private’ Torrent Tracker Users | This summer, Lithuania amended its Code of Administrative Offenses, allowing media watchdog LRTK to fine pirates, without going to court. This legislative change is the latest attempt to deter piracy in the European country. The potential f... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Lithuania’s Media Watchdog Issues First-Ever ‘Fines’ to Torrenting Movie Pirates | A few weeks ago, Lithuania amended its Code of Administrative Offenses, allowing media watchdog LRTK to fine pirates, without going to court. This legislative change is the latest attempt to deter piracy in the European country. The potenti... |
| Lithuanian Regulator Clashes With Data Firm Over “Misleading” Piracy Stats | Late last year, the European Union Intellectual Property Office released its latest copyright infringement monitor report. The research is part of a recurring series that has tracked European piracy rates since 2017. Among other things, the... | |
| Lithuanian Watchdog Fines Torrent Tracker Users for Pirating Local Blockbuster | In 2023, Lithuania amended its Code of Administrative Offenses, allowing media watchdog LRTK to fine pirates, without going to court. This legislative change was specifically designed to deter piracy in the European country. With potential ... | |
| Lithuania Pitches Pirate Site Blocking as Defense Against “Hybrid Warfare,” Including Russian Disinformation | The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (LRTK), the Baltic country’s media watchdog, has been one of Europe’s most active anti-piracy enforcers. In recent years, it blocked hundreds of domains and thousands of IP addresses, fined u... | |
| EU Ban on Russian War Propaganda Misfires: Blocks Social Media Giants & Pirate IPTV | Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU issued several waves of broad sanction packages against the country. These measures included bans on state-owned news outlets, such as Russia Today and Sputnik, and also applied to the ... |
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FAQ about LRTK
What has the press written about LRTK?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning LRTK, among them “Lithuania’s €140 Piracy ‘Fines’ Will Pay Off, Lawyer Says” (Jan 4, 2024) and “Lithuania’s Media Watchdog Fines Over Two Dozen ‘Private’ Torrent Tracker Users” (Oct 27, 2023).
Is LRTK still active?
LRTK is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 4, 2024.