In the crucial legal victory for the integrity of sports broadcasting, Dazn – in cooperation with the 12th player – provided powerful court orders in Belgium, forcing and suppliers of Internet services and public operators DNS resolver Block more than 130 pirate domains and Five illegal IPTV platforms.
This is not just a symbolic victory. It’s Legal binding directive Supported for € 100,000 per day in monetary puns for disrespect, issued Brussels Enterprise Court. The platforms love Cloudflare, Google and CiscoOnce seen as an untouchable digital mediator, they were now Formally ordered to disable DNS access to domain offenses – or pay the price.
Dazn launched a move as a “first of this kind” and “real step forward” in combating theft content in Belgium.
Once, the law is compensated – and it makes it illegal streaming painful, expensive and all this in vain.
Praise where it should be: Dazn doing what industry avoided for years
While others riding about pairs, Dazn actually fighting. This is not a PR Stunt – it’s Legal implementation strategy with international implications.
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Dazn operates in Over 200 countries.
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Hold on Massive straight boxingIncluding perennial dealing Boxing boxes and Promotions of Queensberry.
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Its platform carries top events in boxes, MMA and football – all under constant threat to free loaders who think that “illegal transmission” is a crime without a victim.
Well, it’s not. As dazn’s Head of Global Rights, Tom BarrowsHe lined up in the Financial Times Busit of Football Summit:
“We come to the stage where it is almost a crisis for the sports industry.”
“Media contracts are made on exclusivity, but I think there is almost an argument to say that you can no longer get exclusive rights, because piracy is so bad.”
Legal turning point: Dynamic tooth blocking
What makes this implementation really landmarks A combination of dynamic blocking and intervention at the DNS level. That means:
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ISPs like Proximus, Telenet, Orange Belgium and Woo must block broken domains.
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Users move to public DNS (such as Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 or Google 8.8.8.8) will no longer find the lawThanks to the court order.
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Cloudflare, Google and Cisco must comply – or face everyday financial penalty € 100,000.
No complaints. Non-none of the litigation. Only Compliance or punishment.
This is, combined with Belgian legal reforms from 2022. years, right charcoal operates an efficient, aggressive legal framework for fighting real-time piracy – something Most other jurisdictions continue to miss.
Let’s call what it is: illegal streamers are parasites
Too long, those who accidentally hit stolen content pretended to protrude it on “greedy corporations”. Reality?
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They are streaming Borets, promoters and broadcasters.
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They are By undermining the industry sales they claim to love.
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They are Cowards who avoid paying £ 10 while hiding behind VPN and the group’s telegram.
Dazn’s research shows that One-third Belgium Year of 16 to 24 Use illegal streams to watch football – and similar numbers that are likely to be on boxing. The Estimated loss? £ 180m pounds a year.
When you steal the streams, don’t hold him man – You are robbing fighters of their payments and kill future events.
Belgium is just the beginning
With this successful Belgian case as a precedent, other countries are expected to follow the suit. We are already seeing:
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Non-opposing Cooperation from ISP.
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Public certificates of blocking from telecom managers.
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Anti-pyraterary units supported by governments working together with the broadcasters.
And now that The large technologically produces are on the hook – No more excuses. DNS operators can no longer be distracted by neutrality when their services are used Bypass Legal Implementation.
Final Judgment: Illegal Streaming just got a day in court – and lost
The Pirate Community – it advocates by the LAX executive and technological hole – it is finally a match. Dazn’s victory in Belgium shows what happens when Broadcasters stop asking beautiful and start using the law to get back.
Is unlawful passing dead? Not yet.
But thanks to Dezn’s leadership, it’s finally bleeding.
Last Updated 04.07.2025