The world's leading VPN providers have been ordered to block around 200 pirate site domains following legal action in France by Canal+ Group. The VPN providers objected to the application on various grounds. Proton sought a similar declaration while noting that the company lacked the ability to defend the requested blocking measures. The same assertion was made by CyberGhost and Express; all argued that Article L. 333-10 does not apply to VPN providers. Arguments that the VPN providers had no standing to defend themselves, due to Article L. 333-10 of the French Sports Code being inapplicable to VPN providers, fared no better.