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What would it look like if you sued La Liga for using their lawful blocking power in a way that injured you?
by thaumasiotes 6mo ago
What would it look like if you sued La Liga for using their lawful blocking power in a way that injured you?
- brendoelfrendo 6mo agoA very expensive lawsuit that, even if successful, will result in a difficult to enforce judgment?
- thaumasiotes 6mo agoWhat's difficult about enforcing a judgment against La Liga? They're as public as it's possible to be.
- brookst 6mo agoMight they appeal?
- ornornor 6mo agoThey have deep pockets for dragging this on much longer than you can afford it.
- ndsipa_pomu 6mo agoI doubt that will work outside of the U.S.A.
- ornornor 6mo agoI think it’s a universal tactic. Maybe it’s even more extreme in the US (what isn’t), but you can drag court proceedings on pretty much anywhere there are courts and legal costs.
- bobthepanda 6mo agoI don’t know that this would work that well given Spain is civil law, not common law
- nhatcher 6mo ago(Disclaimer: I don't know the first word about law) But I have been thinking about this quite a lot recently (mostly because I get angry at the power states sometimes have over individuals). Would the distinction really matter in this case?. I would think that in a "civil law" contry things could be even worse for the aggressor
- brendoelfrendo 6mo agoIt depends on the law in question. Civil law typically requires that the plaintiff's cause of action and desired remedy be defined in the relevant code or statute. This doesn't mean the average person is powerless; every civil code I know of will let you file a lawsuit for breach of contract, for example. I have no knowledge at all of Spanish law, though, so I have no idea who has grounds to sue whom and under what code. If a similar situation happened the US, you'd probably file a lawsuit against Cloudflare, the ISPs, and the relevant sports league and sort it out in court.
- t0mas88 6mo agoYou would do the same in a civil law country, sue the sports league and ISP. State that an "unlawful act" happened (blocking your service) and claim damages due to loss of traffic and the extra work it caused you.
- dcrazy 6mo agoBut is it actually an unlawful act? A judge decreed that La Liga can demand the blockage of certain IPs. La Liga demanded the blockage of certain IPs. Does the fact that it had an unintended consequence on others somehow make it illegal?
- PeterStuer 6mo agoThe legal system in many countries is very, very different from that is the US (or UK).