They do this kind of blocking wholesale in the UK and have done for a few years now whenever a bunch of over paid blokes chase around fields after a ball - it's no big deal, if it ever reaches the point over there where it has currently in the UK then just get a VPN. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/9614609/premier-league-super-block-illegal-stream-season/
This ruling is to set precedent, they can refer to this case with future cases.
Read the article, it answers all your questions.