Top French Football Leagues Win Pirate IPTV Blocking OrdersAndy Maxwell, 13 Aug 11:54 AM For pirate IPTV blocking orders to be effective, the time b
 | For pirate IPTV blocking orders to be effective, the time between spotting a domain or IP address to be blocked, and the blocking actually taking place, needs to be as short as possible. For legal, practical, and technical reasons, the gap seems unlikely to shorten to the extent most rightsholders would like, but in general the process seems to be heading in that direction. In an order dated July 26, top tier French football leagues Ligue 1 McDonald's and Ligue 2 BKT requested blocking of dozens of domains linked to the provision of pirated live match streams. On August 2, the Paris Judicial Court issued a blocking order, having taken just a week, including a weekend, to process an application that could've taken weeks or months just a few years ago. Permission to Tackle Piracy That Hasn't Happened Yet The 2024/25 first and second division football championships don't even start until August 17, so the new order aims to tackle piracy that hasn't happened yet. In the UK, the Premier...Read More | Rightsholders around the globe are actively fighting piracy, but few are as vocal as Miguel Angel Loor, the boss of Ecuador's football league LigaPro. The football boss has repeatedly spoken out against pirate services, particularly MagisTV, and continues to do so. Meanwhile, no remedy is left unused to tackle the problem. Critics have argued that by focusing so much attention on the pirate service itself, public campaigns might be counterproductive. For example, displaying 'anti-MagisTV' banners during official football matches could introduce people to this pirate service, instead of scaring them away. Blocked IP-addresses Put Users at Risk? LigaPro clearly has a different outlook. The league's boss continues to speak out against piracy as a whole, and doesn't shy away from mentioning names. Earlier this month, the league managed to reinforce local pirate site blockades by adding 183 new IP-addresses to the MagisTV piracy blocklist that was already in place. "The granting of the...Read More |
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