The afternoon of March 7th was full of surprises for pirates in Spain. And the thing is, in an order issued by Barcelona’s Commercial Court No. 8, LaLiga has been given permission to request the identity of anyone who illegally broadcasts soccer matches from decoders. The data you can access may be your IP, full names, address and ID.
With the information provided, LaLiga can sue the right people and claim compensation for the losses. And in this case, it’s normal to ring all the alarms, but you don’t have to worry. In fact, the charges and proceedings are against those who spread the matches and profit from them. It is not the average user who consumes the illegal content.
LaLiga will do everything to destroy pirate football.
Although the news is coming soon, the truth is that this has been in the works for a few weeks. Order No. 8 of the Commercial Court of Barcelona was held on February 13. LaLiga has been confirmed as a plaintiff, leading the interest of the Spanish operators (Vodafone, Orange, Telefónica, Digi and Grupo Masmovil). The motivation for the lawsuit is none other than the loss of pirate football.
And LaLiga has limited rights to the live audiovisual content and access to private paid media. So they are not happy that there are people illegally profiting from the content they provide. The hunt has been going on for some time, and now it is more constant.
The lawsuit will help identify people who broadcast these from their own decoders to the public from illegal sources. The most common method used for football broadcasts is “card sharing” (the user copying the legitimate subscriber card of another person who has received the legitimate service, to watch the same content without paying) and thanks. Knowing the IP ports and servers from which the broadcast originated.
With this data and thanks to the order, LaLiga can ask the operators to complete the missing data to identify the person giving access to the content for illegal use. After finding the identity, they will continue to prepare a claim for compensation within one month against individuals who have violated intellectual property rights.
Now, are you going to be punished for watching Pirates football? The answer is no. Beyond due diligence, this whole legal practice is aimed at profiting and benefiting those who retransmit content without official permission.
