The Professional Football League has obtained a new legal victory in its fierce struggle against hacking and illegal streaming.
Illegal streaming in France, in terms of
LFP stamped products – namely Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 – has still taken lead in the wing. This week, the Professional Football League was able to announce a second significant consecutive victory in its merciless war against hacking.
On July 10, the president of the Paris judicial court ordered the blocking by French Internet access providers access to live streaming sites and IPTV services. This July 17, here is the first salvo supplemented by another important offensive: blocking, by decision of the same court, suppliers of DNS (domain name system) of illegal streaming sites, IPTV services and an application disseminating without right the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches.
The LFP uses great means
“” This is a legal first in France: justice now recognizes that DNS suppliers can also be forced to block access to services illegally broadcasting sports competitions from the first day of the championship. An advance hailed by the LFP and LFP Media, who see in this decision an additional tool to effectively protect their rights from the start of the 2025/2026 season “, Reads the LFP in a press release.
Thanks to this court decision, in fact, the duty of a dam no longer only incorporates internet access providers (ISP) but also suppliers of the IT service to associate a domain name with an IP address, including when based abroad. Or the vast majority of illegal streaming flows.
Ligue 1+, a protected platform like never before
“” This decision completes that obtained a week earlier, on July 10, against internet service providers, and strengthens the overall piracy system, while the resumption of the championship is approachingThe league is still welcoming. In accordance with the Sports Code (article L. 333-10), the LFP and LFP Media will seize the Arcom (the Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority) to extend blockages to new hackers identified during the season. “”
Recall that the new season of Ligue 1 begins on Friday August 15, with a curtain raising an enticing reindeer for curtain. A meeting that will then be broadcast on Ligue 1+, the new Made in LFP platform entirely dedicated to the French championship and distributed in particular by the FAI (Orange, Free, SFR, Bouygues) and Dazn.
