The new blockages of pages and web services in Europe, obtained by Laliga and Telefónica at the end of 2024, will continue to be despite the number of Internet and affected companies. In fact, the decision of the commercial court n ° 6 goes further, given that The people concerned are not proven.
This seems to be the conclusion of one of the greatest controversies than the users of the Spanish Internet, the collateral victims of the war between the owners of the rights of football and the pirates live. Means like Xataka Y Bandaancha They had access to the judicial order, in which the incidents of nullity filed before the decision rendered by the same court are rejected.
The story has started with the development of new ECH technology for greater protection for user confidentiality. Browsers like Chrome and Firefox, and platforms such as Cloudflare, already support Ech To encrypt all the content of the connection and prevent spies and pirates from obtaining the address (URL) of the sites we visit. However, the consequence of this is that the traditional blockages of the web pages become useless, because they are based precisely on the knowledge of the URL to which the browser connects.
In response, Laliga asked the Spanish justice to initiate a new type of dynamic block, based on IP addresses instead of the URL, which allows them to ensure that the illegal services that broadcast football matches in a pirate manner are blocked. However, the disadvantage of this system is that most current websites and services do not have a single IP address, but rather than It is shared with other customers Cloudflare cloud services.
Consequently, in recent weeks, each day of football has been characterized by a Mass blocking of legal web pageswho share the IP address with illegal services without knowing it. Certain consequences which, according to Cloudflare, were hidden by Laliga during their original request. The company was the first to present an incident of nullity of the sentence, hoping that the judge understood that this case was more complicated than the owners of the rights had presented; Shortly after, the organization of cybersecurity Rootedcon presented its own incident, with an expert report which would prove the existence of innocent collateral victims.
Neither allegations convinced the judge, who considers that the complainants presented their incident “With evidence”; In other words, he thinks they have not had enough evidence for the execution of the blockages because of damage. The judge even claims that this measure “simply prevents access to the content of the pirates” and excludes that there are “blind blocks”.
In addition to the rejection of Laliga and Telefónica, the two organizations which obtained the original request, The role of Vodafone seems to have had weight; The operator would have formulated an opposition to these resources, defending the blocking of web pages and considering them as appropriate.
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The end result of this judicial war is that, if a football match is celebrated in Europe, the Spanish will have problems visiting their favorite websites, even if they have nothing to do with sport or its hacking. In fact, it is more likely that Laliga “Angee The Rest” and is starting to block more services more aggressively; The organization has published a statement in which celebrates “important legal support”.
Rootedcon had hardwords for the judge, declaring that “his role was clear now” In the controversial sentence now that “all the information necessary to issue a sentence”. The organization reaffirms its “commitment to the defense of citizens” and promises that it would use “all the necessary legal means”, although the judge's decision has no possibility of ordinary appeal.
