Suing people for consuming content illegally can be a risky endeavor for companies with brands to protect. Nevertheless, sports rightsholders now seem prepared to put brand integrity on the line in their fight against IPTV pirates. Spain’s LaLiga is already mailing out ‘fines’, ostensibly to people who simply watched pirate streams. Predictably, there’s more to it than that.
Because they’re P2P. Just watching is also distribution.
So yes, in reality, they’re sending legal threats asking for viewers to voluntarily pay fines to avoid being dragged to court.