French Court Orders VPN Providers to Block Pirate Sports Streaming Sites
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Summary
A Paris court has expanded piracy site blocking orders to include VPN providers, requiring them to block access to live sports streaming sites. This follows previous expansions that targeted DNS resolvers like Cloudflare and Google. The orders were requested by major sports rights holders including Formula 1, football Ligue 1, and MotoGP, who argued that public DNS resolvers and VPNs help users bypass ISP blockades.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledSince 2024, the Paris Judicial Court has expanded the typical piracy site blocking orders beyond Internet providers.
Initially, rightsholders set their aim at DNS resolvers. This resulted in orders targeted at Cloudflare, Google, and others, requiring them to actively block access to pirate sites through their public DNS resolvers.
These blocking expansions were requested by sports rights holders, covering Formula 1, football Ligue 1, MotoGP, and other major sporting brands.
They claimed that public DNS resolvers could help users to bypass existing ISP blockades, and the court agreed
A new order from the Paris Judicial Court requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites.
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