Paid a thousand euros each. De Siervo, ad Lega: “Tolerance is over. Finally, we are restoring the state of legality in our country too”
The Lega Calcio Serie A has received the first payments as compensation for damages from pirate users, following the first tranche of compensation requests sent to the subjects identified by the Guardia di Finanza as part of a criminal provision by the Court of Lecce. The news comes from the League itself which specified that for the recipients of the measure, in addition to the administrative sanction imposed by the Gdf, the payment of 1,000 euros is added as compensation for the damage caused by the illicit viewing of audiovisual content, established through conciliation.
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“Finally, in our country too, we are restoring the state of legality. Anyone who uses the piece or illegally watches matches on Apps, pirated IPTV or via VPN, must know that they will be identified by the competent authorities, will have to pay fines of up to 5,000 euros established by law, but above all they will be asked to pay an additional 1,000 euros to the Football League as compensation for damages. Piracy is theft, period. It is not an act of cunning, but a stupid choice. I hope, therefore, that the lost sheep will start, like the millions of honest fans, to regularly pay the subscription to the rights holders – said Luigi De Siervo, CEO of the Lega Calcio Serie A -. This request for compensation is just the beginning. The regulatory tools today allow us to identify and sanction those who illegally consume protected content tolerance is over.”
