Overview
- The High Court in Ireland directed Revolut to give Sky the names and addresses of 304 subscribers and 10 resellers linked to the “IPTV is Easy” piracy network, with the bank to deliver an encrypted spreadsheet within 28 days.
- Sky obtained a Norwich Pharmacal order, a civil tool that lets a court require a third party mixed up in wrongdoing to disclose information needed to start legal action.
- Sky told the court it will use the data to sue resellers and some end users, noting proceedings are already underway against two resellers and that intelligence points to at least five still selling the service.
- The case stems from an investigation into Wexford man David Dunbar, whose Revolut records showed about €118,992 from resellers and roughly €72,414 plus £9,256 from end users over three and a half years; he consented to a ~€480,000 judgment and was fined €30,000 for contempt.
- Judge Brian Cregan limited use of the disclosed data to initiating proceedings, while broadcasters and police groups highlight that illegal streaming undercuts sports rights and can expose users to scams and malware, a point sports tabloids emphasized in their coverage.