What is Rojadirecta?

Rojadirecta is a website that provided links to live streams of sporting events, primarily soccer matches. At its peak popularity, Rojadirecta attracted over 17 million visitors per month.

The main appeal of Rojadirecta was that it enabled users to watch high-quality live streams of games, mainly soccer, for free. This allowed fans around the world to view games that were not freely available or were subject to expensive pay TV packages in their countries.

However, Rojadirecta was controversial as it potentially enabled copyright infringement by providing unauthorized streams. Sports leagues and broadcasters frequently issued takedown notices against the site. Rojadirecta argued it only provided links and did not directly stream copyrighted content itself.

In 2011, the site was seized by the U.S. federal government on grounds of copyright infringement. The case went to court but ultimately the charges were dismissed on technicalities. However, the site remained inaccessible for U.S. users.

Rojadirecta continues to operate today, although its ability to provide streams is much more limited than previously due to increased crackdowns. It serves as a prominent example of the tensions between consumer demand for accessible sports streaming and broadcaster copyright restrictions.

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