SAIP is All Set to Block 231 Websites that Violate Rules and Regulations
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) is the official government body in Saudi Arabia responsible for the organization, protection, and promotion of Intellectual Property (IP) in the Kingdom. Under its competencies, the SAIP has quite recently organized an online inspection campaign on platforms and websites, including sites broadcast from outside the Kingdom that violate the Intellectual Property Laws. As a part of its robust and continuous efforts for minimizing violations against the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the SAIP has monitored, examined, and analyzed a total of 231 websites that violate the IP laws and has prevented the same from being browsed within the nation. All the detected websites include a host of violations, such as broadcasting sites of encrypted sports channels directly, downloading and watching both movies and web series, downloading or listening to songs on music sites without obtaining a license or authorization from the IP owner, and downloading books in PDF formats.