{"id":85221,"date":"2025-09-21T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=85221"},"modified":"2025-09-21T09:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:00:38","slug":"laliga-seeks-googles-help-to-expose-notorious-pirate-streaming-service-flujotv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=85221","title":{"rendered":"LaLiga Seeks Google\u2019s Help to Expose \u2018Notorious\u2019 Pirate Streaming Service FlujoTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/Flujo-TV-Logo.webp\" alt=\"flujotv\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-272174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/Flujo-TV-Logo.webp 497w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/Flujo-TV-Logo-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/Flujo-TV-Logo-150x93.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">Pirate streaming apps and unauthorized IPTV services have become increasingly popular globally in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Latin America is no exception to this trend, with MagisTV establishing itself as one of the top piracy brands. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative added MagisTV to its latest list of <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/u-s-trade-representative-lists-the-most-notorious-piracy-threats-250108\/\">notorious piracy markets<\/a>. Soon after, MagisTV <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/notorious-pirate-iptv-service-magistv-applies-for-us-trademark-and-rebrands-250114\/\">rebranded<\/a> as FlujoTV and both names remain widely used today.<\/p>\n<p>In response to widespread piracy, rightsholders and local authorities have taken countermeasures. This resulted in several referrals that reportedly resulted in criminal investigations in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. <\/p>\n<p>Top Spanish football league <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laliga.com\/en-GB\">LaLiga<\/a> notably helped to take down numerous operations <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/police-laliga-alianza-target-magistv-with-isp-office-raids-arrests-250725\/\">linked to MagisTV<\/a> during the summer. While this hasn\u2019t resulted in a complete shutdown of the popular brand, more actions appear to be in the pipeline. <\/p>\n<h2>Pirates with Google IP Addresses<\/h2>\n<p>This week, LaLiga requested a DMCA subpoena at a federal court in California, through which it aims to compel Google to identify users associated with three IP-addresses: 34.8.45.110, 34.86.157.139, and 35.199.21.67. <\/p>\n<p>The addresses are assigned to unnamed Google services and were allegedly used to stream a football match on FlujoTV without permission. Through its law firm, LaLiga notified Google of this activity on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoogle\u2019s system and network is used to transmit LALIGA\u2019s copyrighted works without authorization on the FlujoTV streaming service, an example being LALIGA\u2019s broadcast of the football match between Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid and Villarreal that aired on September 13, 2025,\u201d the notice explained.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><center><em>The Notice (in part)<\/em><\/center><br \/><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/laliga-google-notice.jpg\" alt=\"laliga google notice\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-272180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/laliga-google-notice.jpg 1613w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/laliga-google-notice-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/laliga-google-notice-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/laliga-google-notice-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/laliga-google-notice-1536x1030.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Through the DMCA subpoena, LaLiga hopes that Google can disclose sufficient information to identify the alleged infringer. That could possibly serve as evidence for a future enforcement action. <\/p>\n<h2>LaLiga Targets App Operator<\/h2>\n<p>If a court clerk signs the legal paperwork, which has yet to happen, Google will be compelled to hand over information linked to the users of these IP addresses. That could include names, physical addresses, access logs, phone numbers, email addresses, payment information, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Information shared by LaLiga\u2019s attorneys suggests that the IP addresses are linked to an Android app (com.android.mgandroid) associated with FlujoTV.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><center><em>Proposed Subpoena &amp; Pirate Stream Evidence<\/em><\/center><br \/><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/proposed-subpoena-1.jpg\" alt=\"proposed subpoena\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-272200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/proposed-subpoena-1.jpg 1297w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/proposed-subpoena-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/proposed-subpoena-1-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/proposed-subpoena-1-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The IP addresses appear to be linked to googleusercontent.com, which is used for user-generated content on various Google services. In this case, it was presumably used to stream copyright-infringing content, which raises an important issue.<\/p>\n<h2>DMCA Subpoenas Have their Limitations<\/h2>\n<p>Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/court-of-appeals-dmca-subpoena-shortcut-to-unmask-pirates-remains-closed-250818\/\">confirmed<\/a> that DMCA subpoenas are not unlimited in scope. They are not intended to compel service providers to identify copyright infringers based on an IP address if the service provider doesn\u2019t store the infringing material. <\/p>\n<p>The appeals court case concerned the identification of alleged BitTorrent pirates. The court concluded that Cox Communications is not required to share the personal details connected to these IP addresses. Instead of using a DMCA subpoena, rightsholders can request a standard subpoena by filing a regular lawsuit in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Google is a mere conduit provider in the LaLiga case or if it also hosted content is not immediately clear. However, in theory, this nuance could complicate the football league\u2019s enforcement efforts. <\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the DMCA subpoena has yet to be signed by the court clerk. A copy of the request can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/lalreq.pdf\">here (pdf)<\/a> and the letter sent to Google, including the evidence, is available <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/lallet.pdf\">here (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From: <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/\">TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pirate streaming apps and unauthorized IPTV services have become increasingly popular globally in recent years. Latin America is no exception to this trend, with MagisTV establishing itself as one of the top piracy brands. Earlier this year, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative added MagisTV to its latest list of notorious piracy markets. 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