Cloudflare and La Liga's conflict deepens as piracy legal battle continues

• Cloudflare claims that La Liga's "indiscriminate blocking" is illegal
• La Liga accuses Cloudflare of "prioritizing commercial interests" over law
• Spain's anti-piracy crackdown also reportedly impacted legitimate domains

The escalating tension between Cloudflare and La Liga has moved from the server room to the courtroom, with the US tech giant filing appeals against what it describes as "indiscriminate blocking practices" by the Spanish football league.

As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the dispute centers on La Liga's aggressive campaign to stamp out illegal streaming. The league employs around 50 analysts who scour the web for pirated matches, sending notifications to intermediaries like Cloudflare to shut them down.

However, Cloudflare has been pushing back legally since last summer in the hope of fixing Spain’s blocking of illegal football streams ahead of the next LaLiga season. The company ...