Javier Tebas’s League and its strategy to end free football and piracy in sports broadcasts has generated a legal conflict with Cloudflare, since the global services network considers that Mass blockages of IP violate users’ rights.
To stop the IPTV lists and access to web pages that distribute copyright content, LaLiga has reinforced its control strategy, relying on the main telecommunications operators. Companies such as Movistar and Digi have collaborated with the agency to block sites identified as piracy spotlights.
However, This tactic has not been completely effectivesince in its attempt to eradicate the illegal broadcast of Spanish football, in the end it has ended up affecting both users and companies that have no relationship with illegal content.
It should be noted that many of these affected use Cloudflare services for the safety and optimization of their web pages, but have suffered blockages simply by sharing infrastructure with sites considered problematic or that offer pirate content.
Cloudflare will undertake judicial actions against LaLiga and accuses it of applying illegal blockages
The legal conflict between Cloudflare and LaLiga has its origin in the sentence that It allows the Thebes agency to order IP address blockages without the need to go through an individualized judicial process. For the web infrastructure company, this measure is disproportionate and illegal, since it does not distinguish between offenders and legitimate platforms that share a network with them.
Given this situation, Cloudflare has decided to challenge the sentencearguing that LaLiga’s block policy violates fundamental principles such as freedom of information and expression. From the company they argue that payment football cannot be above these rights, and that the impact of blockages affects many more users than they really consume pirate content.
In his statement, he has made it clear that It will take the case before the courts to stop a practice that they consider arbitrary and harmful to the Internet infrastructure. If your arguments are confirmed, LaLiga’s strategy to combat piracy could be seriously limited.
Rojadirecta, the ghost that stalks LaLiga
The conflict with Cloudflare inevitably remembers the battle of LaLiga against Rojadirectaone of the most popular sports piracy platforms in recent years. The web, which offered Links to see without paying matcheswas judicially persecuted until its definitive closure.
However, his disappearance did not end free football. New platforms have taken their place, demonstrating that Blocks are not a definitive solution.
Therefore, this precedent generates doubts about the effectiveness of LaLiga’s strategy and reinforces the cloudflare position, which insists that the organization of Javier Tebas is resorting to extreme tactics without guaranteeing effective results.
Telegram blockade
Last year, the National Court ordered Telegram’s precautionary closure after a complaint by Egeda, Movistar Plus, Mediaset España and A3 Media. The companies argued that in the messaging app was distributed protected content without authorization, which led to their temporary suspension in the country.
However, the measure was revoked, since the court considered that closing a complete platform for the improper use of some users was disproportionate and threatened against freedom of information. This same reasoning could be applied to the case of Cloudflaresince LaLiga blocks have also affected legitimate services.
It should be remembered that Javier Thebas’s league tried at the time that Telegram was blocked in Spain, but his request did not prosper. Now, the Spanish football body faces a similar situation, with a precedent that could play against him.
Web Summit
Cloudflare’s demand is an important challenge for LaLiga. If the courts fail in favor of the technology company, IP’s mass blocks could be limited, which would directly affect the fight against free football and piracy in sports broadcasts.
In addition, this situation could open the door to new claims by others affected. Since the Internautas Association they have already pointed out that they are evaluating the possibility of resorting to the National Markets and Competition Commission to denounce indiscriminate blockages.
With the history of Telegram, the Shadow of Rojadirecta and the Judicial Offensive of Cloudflare, The future of mass blocks is at stake. If Justice considers that LaLiga has acted disproportionately, its control strategy on pirate IPTV will have to change radically.
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