From the beginning of this 2024, LaLiga it was liberating an unprecedented battle against pirate football. We recall that in mid-March for the first time they managed to obtain permission from the Commercial Court No. 8 of Barcelona to request the data of those who illegally broadcast the matches in order to sanction them.
This generated a lot of uncertainty, as it was assumed that LaLiga would also begin with this excellent users who watch pirated football in Spain. However, Spanish justice confirmed at the time that consumers had nothing to fear, as this measure would only target those who profit from piracy.
But now LaLiga has managed to take the most important step in the fight against piracy. And they just got a judicial authorization that allows you to identify users who watch football illegally through an application. That is to say, They can no longer fine only those who broadcast the matches, but also the spectators.
LaLiga can now request your data if you watch pirated football on Ace Stream
As reported by the media BandAnchathe Spanish judicial system granted permission to LaLiga allows you to request a customer’s personal data from Internet operators. To do this, LaLiga must prove it The IP of the said client was detected while accessing pirated football broadcasts.
Specifically, the judicial authorization granted by the Commercial Court n. 9 of Barcelona allows LaLiga to request personal data from IP addresses that are watch pirate football via Ace Stream. In case you don’t know, Ace Stream is a P2P technology widely used to play copyright-infringing content, either through its app or via links.
Likewise, it must be said that this permission not only gives you the ability to identify users who have already watched pirated football on Ace Stream. It also allows them to carry out continuous monitoring. And that’s the LaLiga can request user data from operators on a weekly basis (MásOrange, Telefónica, Vodafone, Digi, among others) throughout the 2024/2025 Spanish football season.
How does LaLiga track your IP? With a computer tool called “Black hole” which collects IP addresses linked to an Ace Stream ID broadcasting pirate football matches… What data will your IP operators provide you? Los names and surnames of the owner of the Internet contractthe postal address of the contract billing and the identification document (NIF, NIE or other).
Finally, BandaAncha inform What The first fines of 262 euros are already arriving to users who were identified using AceStream to illegally access matches in Spain’s top football division.
Below we leave you the powerful ones judicial authorization obtained by LaLiga with which they can now persecute users who watch pirated football:
And you… Do you think this measure will extend to other applications and platforms that illegally broadcast La Liga matches?
