The first half of 2025 has been marked in Spain by the mass blocks ordered by LaLiga during the weekends in which there were football matches; And although the competition is over, the controversy has not done so.
And it is that the blockages obtained thanks to a judicial victory of LaLiga and Telefónica are different from those that were usually made in Spain; are Dynamic blocks aimed at IP addresses and not domains.
As a result, every weekend potentially thousands of websites and services that have nothing to do with football or their piracy have been blocked, by Share the same IP address of an illegal service.
Now, these types of blockages could is implemented at European level; Or at least, that is the intention of copyright defenders as reveals the MPA (Motion Picture Association) in its response to the European Commission (via Torrentfreak).
Almost two years ago, the Digital Services Law entered into force, which included a copyRight related directive in which the service providers were asked and the owners who collaborate against piracy.
Now, the European Commission has requested the opinion of those involved in the fight against piracy, and based on these responses, will evaluate new measures which will be executed at the European Union level.
The response of the MPA, which represents producers such as Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros, is clear: The solution is in dynamic blockages. The organization complains that, although blockages are already possible, they are inconsistent between countries.
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Actually, the blockade of websites already has been two decades as a European law, but Its implementation has depended on the government of each country; It is the reason, for example, for which Italy has its Piracy Shield.
The MPA accuses some countries of not correctly implementing the law; For example, in Germany it is necessary to first identify the pirate site operator before requesting their blockade, something that requires legal action.
Therefore, in the MPA they are more interested in Automatic blocking systems that allow the owners of the rights to add new pirate domains as they appear.
In other words, the MPA wants the European Union to implement the Shield Piracy or the new type of LaLiga block, at European level; In fact, the organization puts Italy as an example of what you want.
That would force governments to implement their own version of Piracy Shield, with which the owners of the rights can Block any service without judicial authorization or review.
Recall that Piracy Shield has been very criticized by Internet companies, rights defense groups, and even from within the organizations that initially implemented it.
Among the criticisms, there is the lack of control over what the owners of the rights (private companies) can block on the Internet, as well as the number of innocent collateral victims that are blocked.
In addition to the new dynamic blockages, the MPA affirms that there is a need to identify piratesand that the owners should be able to send requests to obtain the personal data of the customers.
However, the European Commission will have to take into account the opinion of the MPA and others involved, and over time, possibly present a new law that adopts none, some, or all these recommendations.
