Some users believed it was due to a massive joint operation in Argentina<\/a> in early September that led to the dismantling of various illegal IPTV services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to MFC, the website said that the raid disrupted dozens of illegal IPTV services, including Eppi Cinema, Weiv TV, Red Play, and TV Express. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A statement on the operation said that the services had over 20 million customers worldwide, including up to eight million paying users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While MFC promotes itself as merely a personal media player, it is most popular for its cloud link feature, which lets users upload and share their libraries of movies and series with others over the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resellers of the service use this feature to provide users access to unlicensed content for a monthly fee. Although prices vary depending on the resellers, many users were paying R74 per month in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Included in its library in South Africa was content available exclusively on services like DStv, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Showmax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Using MFC on a TV required using a modified Android TV box or sideloading the application package (APK) available on MFC’s website to a streaming box or smart TV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although the APK remained available at the time of publication, MFC’s Home page was no longer accessible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Several users complained that they had paid in advance for a service and were not being refunded for their unused days. Considering the service was illegal, refunds seem unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another service that uses a similar operating model as MFC is Watchlist Pro<\/a>. The service has also attempted to exempt itself from any liability for users uploading content “of an illegal nature.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This means that it is not responsible for uploading any content to the platform, nor for monitoring the availability of such content,” the service states. “Users are responsible for uploading their own content, if they wish.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n MultiChoice previously told MyBroadband that although these types of platforms are not inherently illegal, their acceptance of “user-generated” content was against the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The content that is uploaded and shared by users may include unauthorised or illegal material, which violates copyright laws and makes the content distribution illegal,” MultiChoice said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While better-known platforms like YouTube and Facebook also allow user-generated content, they have sophisticated systems and strict rules against distributing copyrighted content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “These platforms comply with legitimate takedown requests from content owners and licensees with respect to the protection of copyright and intellectual property,” MultiChoice said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MultiChoice and its cybersecurity and copyright software subsidiary, Irdeto, have cracked down<\/a> on illegal IPTV services in the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In collaboration with law enforcement, the broadcaster has conducted numerous successful raids of illegal IPTV devices and subscription resellers in South Africa and abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Several locals have also been convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms or fined tens of thousands of rand for selling the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUser-generated content must be policed <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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