LaLiga warned this Friday that football is pirated 25% more in Spain than in the average of the rest of the European Union countries, according to a recent study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
This percentage refers to the average access per user to sports content through fraud on a monthly basis, according to a LaLiga statement.
Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, criticized the platforms and large companies that “profit” from this data. “The pertinent measures are not being taken, there is still a lot of protection from large companies like Google, X or Cloudflare,” said Tebas.
Piracy of sporting events in European territory increased by 36.5% between 2021 and 2023
Likewise, the report states that piracy of sporting events in European territory increased by 36.5% between 2021 and 2023. In July 2024, LaLiga announced that it had reached more than a thousand convictions against hotels, restaurants or cafes that commit audiovisual fraud.
The statement comes one day after announcing a new price increase in certain audiovisual packages to watch football in Spain starting in January 2025.
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This same Friday, LaLiga organizes a conference against audiovisual fraud in Latin America, where the percentage in countries like Mexico exceeds the data for Spain by 28%, with the participation of Tebas himself.
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