The main European countries are freeing a frontal battle against illegal piracy and IPTV. We have seen how LaLiga by Javier Thebas implements blockages to the letter in Spain, while Italy has launched its Piracy Shield initiative.
Now, France adds to this offensive with a renewed and forceful strategyLigue 1 crosses difficult moments, where loss of attractiveness, instability in retransmission contracts and the decrease in the audience have financially weakened French clubs.
This situation is aggravated with piracy, which according to estimates, cause annual losses of 290 million euros. Given this panorama, the authorities seek structural solutions to stop the deterioration of professional football in the country.
French senators Michel Savin Laurent Lafon They have presented a bill to reform professional football, addressing problems such as financial management and piracy. The proposal includes drastic sanctions for pirate IPTV suppliers.
There is talk of severe sanctions, such as prison sentences of up to 7 years and fines that reach 750,000 euros For those who operate these group services. In addition, it seeks to implement an automated system that allows to block illegal free football transmissions.
New crime: Incitation to the use of Pirate IPTV services
One of the most outstanding novelties of the project is the typification of a new crime: Incitation to the use of Pirate IPVV serviceseither through advertising or promotion. This crime, non -existent so far in French legislation, is defined as:
«The act of inciting by any means, including advertising, the use of an online public communication service, a device or software, allowing access to a competition or sporting event without authorization.»
The measure focuses on promoters, advertisers or influencers that recommend, advertise or facilitate access to illegal IPTV platformseven if they do not operate directly. With this initiative, France seeks to close the legal circle and even punish attempts to spread or give visibility to piracy.
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Piracy is wreaking havoc in footballaffecting the income of clubs and the quality of competitions. For this reason, the authorities, together with the leagues and the rights owners, are implementing various strategies to combat this phenomenon.
From websites to legal sanctions, the objective is to protect income and guarantee fair competition. In France, for example, Web page blockages and IPTV services have been ordered that attempt against the audiovisual rights of the clubs, marking the first time that a foreign competition achieves a dynamic blockade by court order in the country.
The impact of piracy on football and how the authorities are responding
It should be noted that IPTV are wreaking havoc in football, both in France and in the rest of Europe. It is a real crisis that directly affects the income of the clubs, the sustainability of the competitions and the quality of the product offered to the fan, since the broadcasts are one of the main sources of financing of this sport.
In France, this concern has climbed to the point of becoming a priority. According to official estimates, Free football is annual losses of up to 290 million eurosand more than 50 % of football matches in the country are carried out through pirate services.
This phenomenon erodes the commercial value of competitions and moves away legal distribution platforms, which fear investing in a widely pirated and difficult product to make profitable. Given this situation, French authorities have launched a series of measures to stop this deterioration.
Through the Arcom regulatory authority, massive blockages of illegal streaming services have been ordered, applying for the first time in France dynamic blocking mechanisms in real time.
This has allowed closing access to platforms that broadcast matches without authorization while these are ongoingpreventing computer pirates simply changing dominance or linking minutes before the start of each encounter.
Sports agencies, legal platforms and rights owners are closely collaborating with institutions to shield football in front of this challenge. The creation of automated systems, such as those collected by the new bill, seeks to further expedite blocking measures, making them more efficient and less dependent on long judicial orders.
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