The campaign follows the Iraq Without Piracy Summit held in Baghdad in February, which brought together local, regional, and international media leaders with government officials to address what industry leaders describe as corporate-sponsored piracy undermining Iraq's digital economy. The company warned that widespread piracy is discouraging international media investment in Iraq and undermining incentives for local content production, resulting in lost employment opportunities and reduced government tax revenues. Discovery cited global piracy statistics showing 185.6 billion visits to movie and TV piracy sites worldwide in 2023. Turkish content distribution company Inter Medya added its voice to the campaign, emphasizing that piracy contradicts Islamic principles of justice and legitimate ownership. A coalition of content providers and ISPs, operating under the Iraq Without Piracy banner, has formally requested Ministry of Communications support for an anti-piracy blocking program and a legal streaming framework.