Overview
- The Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial promoted the suspension, blocking and removal of 57 URLs it says were used to retransmit World Cup content without authorization.
- As part of the 'Operativo Mundial,' the agency deployed 15 brigades made up of 30 verifiers around Estadio Ciudad de México to identify and discourage sales of unauthorized World Cup goods.
- IMPI has inspected roughly 50 establishments to check whether they were transmitting matches and stresses inspections are typically carried out at rights-holders’ request and not intended to close small food businesses.
- Authorities report that about 80% of counterfeit items found have been jerseys and that a wider 'Operation Clean' removed more than 99,000 pirated products from the market with an estimated value above 13 million pesos.
- Officials say the effort combines ISP cooperation, rights-holder reporting and on-the-ground checks to stop illegal streams during match times and that the near-real-time model could serve as a reference for future IP enforcement at major events.