Piracy: LFP secures court-ordered measures against two major domain name registrars, "a first in Europe"

News Tank Football - Paris - News #442003 - Published on 22/05/26 at 16:00
©  Darwin Laganzon (Pixabay)
Domain name registrars "can be called upon to remedy infringements of sports broadcasting rights" - ©  Darwin Laganzon (Pixabay)

"On 13 May 2026, the Ligue de Football Professionnel and its commercial subsidiary, LFP Media, obtained a favorable ruling from the President of the Paris Judicial Court as part of their action against two major domain name registrars," the LFP announced on 22 May 2026.

This decision, a first in Europe according to the LFP, "orders the companies...

©  Darwin Laganzon (Pixabay)
Domain name registrars "can be called upon to remedy infringements of sports broadcasting rights" - ©  Darwin Laganzon (Pixabay)

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