Spanish Court Declines to Fine NordVPN over LaLiga Piracy Blocking Order

A Spanish court declined to impose fines on NordVPN for allegedly failing to comply with a February order to block IP addresses hosting illegal LaLiga matches, finding insufficient evidence of deliberate non-compliance. NordVPN argued that the rapidly changing IP addresses and broad blocking requirements would cause widespread overblocking of legitimate websites, concerns the court acknowledged as relevant. The underlying case continues and the original blocking order remains in effect, with growing political opposition to Spain's aggressive anti-piracy approach.