The Champions League competition of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations), in coordination with UC3, the joint venture between UEFA and the European Football Clubs, was granted an interim dynamic blocking order by the High Court of Delhi, India.. The order covered 79 domains operated by 54 defendants.
The sites were estimated to have as many as 2 billion annual visits. The order gave UEFA the authority to dynamically block newly emerging illegal sites for the remainder of the season.
Implemented in India through ISPs and through domain level intermediaries with global reach, these measures are expected to disrupt access to the services targeted by the decision, including through global domain suspension mechanisms.
The court prohibited the unauthorised streaming websites from hosting, streaming, screening or disseminating the broadcasts on digital platforms.
India’s Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology was instructed to issue the necessary blocking directions to internet service providers. The order also permits the blocking of additional infringing websites if they are identified and notified by the plaintiff during the proceedings.
Why it matters
This February decision further emphasizes that international coordination is a key component of anti-piracy.
It’s also the second judgment by the Delhi High Court in two months. A January judgment for a matter brought by ACE members Warner Bros., Disney, Netflix, Apple, and Crunchyroll restrained 47 operators of 163 infringing Web sites from unlicensed distribution of copyrighted works.
A post about this decision by Alianza, a Latin America-based anti-piracy organization, put it succinctly: “The most relevant thing is not where it happened, but how it happened: the ruling allows action to be taken in real time against new illegal platforms, without the need to initiate legal proceedings every time they reappear. A structural change in the way piracy is tackled…. the problem is no longer just illegal access, but scale, speed and economic impact on the entire industry.
Further reading
File No.: 4-10/2025-DGT/4 (Part-VII). Details of the site blocking order and listing of blocked domains. February 2026. Government of India Ministry of Communications.
India: High Court of Delhi granted interim injunction against unauthorised streaming of UEFA Champions League 2025-26 broadcasts in UEFA v Livetv.sx and Ors. (CS(COMM) 106/2026). Article with links to the decision. Digital Policy Alert
UEFA secures India dynamic blocking order enabling global action on illegal sites with 2 billion visits. Press release. February 19 2026. UEFA
India: Sweeping blocking order against 47 pirate operators, 22 domain registrars, 8 ISPs by Studios, ACE and MPA. Article. January 5, 2026. by Steven Hawley. Piracy Monitor
