Sports Streaming Site Rojadirecta Ordered to Shut Down
A court has ordered sports streaming website Rojadirecta to shut down.
The court ruling comes following a complaint from broadcaster Movistar+.
The ruling also requires Rojadirecta to pay damages.
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Rojadirecta ordered by courts to stop offering pirated football streams
For years popular sports streaming site Rojadirecta has been operating from Spain without trouble, but last year the tide started to change. This week the site faced a new setback when a Spanish court ordered the streaming site to stop offering links to football matches. In addition, Rojadirecta is the subject of a criminal investigation.
The website is operated by the Spanish company Puerto 80, which previously won two lawsuits in Spain, declaring the site as operating legally under local law.
For years popular sports streaming site Rojadirecta has been operating from Spain without trouble. This week, however, a Madrid court threw up a significant hurdle by ordering Rojadirecta to stop linking to certain football streams or have its site blocked by local ISPs. The site’s operators are refusing to cave in without a fight and have already announced an appeal against the preliminary injunction.
As one of the most prominent live streaming sites, Rojadirecta is a thorn in the side of many international sports organizations.
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