LaLiga has taken legal action against piracy and called for the prosecution of a specific form of piracy called “card sharing”, a practice that is causing concern in the industry.
LaLiga has submitted a request to the Commercial Court No. 8 in Barcelona to carry out a preliminary procedure to combat card swapping.
Essentially, The petition aims to obtain identifying information from individuals linked to specific IP addresses who have been involved in this illegal practice..
In card sharing, legitimate users redistribute the signal to “pirate” networks where all participants, even those just engaging in toll fraud, use decoders. The practice described includes the direct or indirect distribution of content protected by audiovisual rights.
Special, LaLiga is trying to identify “card sharers”, those who pass on the signal for profit, while excluding end users who simply do not stick to the quota.
The order of the judge of the Commercial Court 8 of Barcelona obliges telecommunications companies to provide personal data only from “card sharers” who illegally pass on the content, achieve an economic advantage.
It’s important to highlight this This lawsuit is not directed against cases in which users simply do not comply with the quota.
The possible lawsuits from this preliminary proceedings are aimed in particular against card sharers who gain an economic advantage through the unauthorized retransmission of the signal. LaLiga therefore strives to maintain the integrity of its content and protect the intellectual property rights associated with it.