French Court Orders Cloudflare to 'Dynamically' Block MotoGP Streaming Piracy
a year ago
- #Cloudflare
- #Legal Ruling
- #Online Piracy
- Paris Judicial Tribunal ordered Cloudflare to block pirate MotoGP streams, expanding liability for third-party intermediaries.
- The ruling was based on Article L. 333-10 of the French Sports Code, targeting 'serious and repeated' sports piracy.
- SECP requested broader blocking measures, including Cloudflare’s CDN and proxy services, and dynamic blocking for future infringing sites.
- Cloudflare argued its services passively route traffic and caching, making strict policing obligations inappropriate, but the court dismissed these defenses.
- The court ordered Cloudflare to block listed domains within three days, with measures lasting until the end of the 2025 MotoGP season.
- The ruling includes dynamic blocking, allowing SECP to request additional site blockades identified by French regulator ARCOM, with fines for non-compliance.
- This case reflects a broader trend of expanding blocking requirements beyond ISPs to other internet infrastructure providers globally.