Paris Court Denies beIN's €10,000-a-Day Penalties for VPNs and Cloudflare

A Paris court rejected beIN Sports' request for €10,000 daily penalties per unblocked pirate domain. Cloudflare, Surfshark and NordVPN only have to make a reasonable effort, not guarantee results; the blocking orders stay in force until the WTA season ends on November 14.

• beIN sought €10,000 per day for each domain left unblocked
• Cloudflare blocked 3 of 4 sites; Surfshark and NordVPN blocked 6 of 11
• Court cited EU case law: reasonable effort, not guaranteed outcome
• Appeals court paused the VPN case pending a Supreme Court ruling