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Spanish Court Declines to Fine NordVPN over LaLiga Piracy Blocking Order
Key takeaways
- Three months after a Spanish court ordered Nord VPN and Proton VPN to block pirate football streams, Nord VPN says the same court has refused to punish the provider for non-compliance.
- In February, the Commercial Court No. 1 of Córdoba labeled VPN services as technological intermediaries, ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches.
- The dynamic injunction specifically targeted NordVPN and ProtonVPN and it was granted without the companies being heard.
Three months after a Spanish court ordered Nord VPN and Proton VPN to block pirate football streams, Nord VPN says the same court has refused to punish the provider for non-compliance. The VPN company says the Commercial Court of Córdoba rejected La Liga's request for coercive fines, accepting that there was a genuine technical dispute over whether the blocking could be implemented.
In February, the Commercial Court No. 1 of Córdoba labeled VPN services as technological intermediaries, ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches.
The dynamic injunction specifically targeted NordVPN and ProtonVPN and it was granted without the companies being heard. In addition, there was no immediate right of appeal either.
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