Overview
- The Provincial Court of Pontevedra annulled a lower‑court conviction against a Vigo bar after the LaLiga verifier who conducted the inspection failed to testify at trial.
- Judges said the absent witness was essential to validate whether the periodic alphanumeric ‘fingerprint’ watermark appeared on screen, leading to the revocation of a €270 fine and a €961 indemnity.
- In a separate proceeding in Vigo, two café administrators were tried over alleged January–February 2025 screenings without a business contract, with the prosecutor seeking €900 fines for each and compensation to LaLiga.
- A LaLiga inspector testified he visited as a customer, photographed the TVs, and cited missing on‑screen indicators—the LaLiga TV Bar label, operator logo, and the fingerprint—while the defendants denied any broadcasts and questioned the economics of a €540‑per‑month subscription.
- LaLiga says its anti‑piracy drive launched in 2019 has produced about 1,600 convictions, and it has also filed more than 50 civil conciliations in Mercantile Court targeting users of Ace Stream channels.