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The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has blocked 231 websites as they have found that those are violating the intellectual property laws in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has blocked
231 websites as they have found that those are violating the
intellectual property laws in Saudi Arabia.
SAIP has established an organization to monitor and detect
possible violations. Those blocked websites are dealing with
activities which are in violation of intellectual property laws
such as selling subscriptions for encrypted TV channels through
software.
It was also affirmed by the SAIP that those websites which
violate the law will be fined up to SR250,000 ($66,000).
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