Canal+ Secures Major Legal Victory Against Audiovisual Piracy

French courts have ordered major technical intermediaries, including Google and Cloudflare, to actively cooperate in protecting the Canal+ Group's content from illegal streaming.

Mar 31, 2026

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On March 27, the Paris Court of Appeal handed down a historic ruling in favor of Canal+. The court ordered alternative DNS service providers—specifically naming Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco—to block…

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