DSI discussed with the Premier League to address online football copyright infringement issue, reaffirming success in arresting a major online gambling network that violated copyrights by embedding gambling advertisements

DSI discussed with the Premier League to address online football copyright infringement issue, reaffirming success in arresting a major online gambling network that violated copyrights by embedding gambling advertisements

On Thursday, September 19, 2024, Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Acting Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), assigned Mr. Ratchapruk Choodam, Deputy Director of the Technology and Cyber Crime Bureau, and Ms. Sriprae Buacham, Head of the Technology and Cyber Crime Division 3, to lead a team of DSI officials to attend a workshop on the investigation and the utilization of Open Source Intelligence tools, including the situation of sports copyright infringement in the Asia-Pacific region and Thailand. The workshop was organized by The Football Association Premier League Limited, the copyright holder of the Premier League football competition, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok.

The Department of Special Investigation was the only law enforcement agency invited to this important workshop. Additionally, the executives of The Football Association Premier League Limited expressed their gratitude to the DSI for implementing stringent measures to combat online copyright infringement in Thailand. This appreciation particularly follows the arrest of a mule account network and Premier League football copyright infringement at 21 locations, with total damages exceeding 2,900 million baht, carried out on July 31, 2024.