US EditionLaLiga Wins Court Orders Forcing VPNs to Block 16 Alleged Pirate Sites
Spanish court orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block 16 pirate sites, citing their role under the EU Digital Services Regulation to prevent illegal football match streaming.
- A Spanish court granted precautionary measures ordering NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches, targeting a dynamic list of IP addresses in Spain with no appeals and issued inaudita parte.
- LaLiga and Telefónica argued VPNs fall under the EU Digital Services Regulation and facilitate illegal streams, with providers accused of distorting geographic location.
- VPN providers pushed back, saying they were not notified of proceedings; ProtonVPN said it was unaware and NordVPN spokesperson Laura Tyrylyte said the company had not received judicial documents.
- Rights-Holders framed the ruling as a precedent aligned with France rulings, but NordVPN and observers warned free VPN services limit enforcement while hosting providers remain key targets.
- Legal commentators flagged due-process concerns as VPN providers warned orders without proper notification would be invalid, while Spanish courts must ensure parties can be heard.
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The Commercial Court No. 1 of Cordoba granted LaLiga and Telefónica Audiovisual Digital (TAD) precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN for their connection with the piracy of parties of LaLiga EA Sports and LaLiga Hypermotion.The decision orders both companies to immediately apply internal mechanisms that prevent access from Spain to IP addresses identified by the plaintiffs.In these IPs, the illegal issuance of protected audiovisual…
LaLiga wins court orders forcing VPNs to block 16 alleged pirate sites
Spain's LaLiga and its broadcasting partner Telefónica secured a court order on Tuesday requiring VPN providers NordVPN and Proton VPN to block access within Spain to 16 websites accused of illegally streaming LaLiga matches.
The organization chaired by Javier Thebas continues its war against piracy. This time, it puts the focus on the VPNs
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elcorreogallego.esLaLiga has reached a new judicial milestone in its fight against the piracy of football matches. A judge from Córdoba has issued two orders for precautionary measures in which he orders two of the main VPN service providers to immediately knock down the signals that LaLiga and Telefónica send him as illegal emitters of competition matches.
LaLiga and the suppliers of VPN ProtonVPN and NordVPN seem to be engaged in a legal dispute, after LaLiga published on Tuesday that they had been granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, two of the largest VPN providers, who will be forced to block certain IP addresses in Spain during football matches. However, Proton VPN issued a statement in which it stated that they had not been notified of anything and had not been given…
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