As I have said on several previous occasions this is part of a propaganda war waged by likes of Sly/Vermin/ FA against those (end users) who are just trying to have a little decent entertainment in their monotonous lives during these difficult times. They know by playing the criminality card a large majority of law abiding people will be put off IPTV.
Examine the facts, how many successes have they had? well I have not heard of that many and still fewer have come on this forum and said (recently) their supplier has disappeared (although sometimes they have done a runner!). The ones the authorities do take out I would suggest suddenly take on an inflated subscriber database i.e. 'several million,' these are figure created to have an impact trust me.
Perhaps most importantly does anyone believe for one moment that any individual (not supplier) is ever going to be taken to Court for watching iptv? absolutely not a chance in hell!
So in closing I will continue enjoying this entertainment/hobby which but for iptv I would not be able to afford. May be worth emailing your local Crime Commissioner and asking the question how much police time /resources is spent propping up big business when they charge unaffordable prices when the emergency services are so stretched.