As the holder of the exclusive audiovisual exploitation rights of the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 championships, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) deplored the proliferation of streaming sites broadcasting live, almost systematically, the matches of the two competitions free of charge. Noting the existence of serious and repeated infringements of LFP’s rights, the interim relief judge of the Paris Court of Justice ordered ten Internet service providers to block access by their subscribers to the identified sites until the end of the competition.
As the exclusive owner of the audiovisual rights of the French Ligue 1 and League 2 championships,[1] the LFP had noted that some 40 Internet websites accessible from France were systematically broadcasting live...
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