“LALIGA” announced that it has achieved new success in the fight against audiovisual fraud following a Paris court decision that ordered the blocking of “IPTV” sites and services that violate the legitimate audiovisual rights of clubs.
A report obtained by Hespress explained that for the first time in France, a foreign sports body obtained an order under Article “L.333-10” of the French Sports Code, allowing the French authorities to crackdown on illegal broadcasting in their territory.
Without delay, the judge ordered Internet service providers to implement all measures to block access to the sites identified by “LALIGA” in its complaint and to sites not identified on the decision date.
With this legal decision, “LALIGA” will now submit the case to the French public authority responsible for audiovisual and digital media) in order to obtain the administrative blocking of any new website or service that was not identified at the time of the judge’s decision, to prevent or stop the broadcast of matches.
The report stated that audiovisual fraud is a scourge on football’s development and causes annual losses amounting to several billion euros for “LALIGA” clubs and an industry that employs more than 194,000 people.
The same source confirmed that criminal organizations are behind this illegal practice, exploiting the work and legitimate rights of clubs, audiovisual companies, etc. Moreover, this is done through a black market, bypassing taxes and consequently harming the entire society.
