In Italy, households are checking their mailboxes with dread. Roughly 2,200 Italian households have received registered letters from the sports streamer demanding €500 ($580) each for illegally watching live football through IPTV. The letters give recipients seven days to settle before civil proceedings begin. With DAZN deeply involved, this is based on user data seized by Italy’s financial police during a recent sweep of pirate networks – marking one of the first times a major sports rights holder has used government-collected data to directly target consumers. We are seeing an escalation of what’s been brewing. Last week, Faultline reported that regional enforcement efforts were “finding their mojo,” as broadcasters and rights holders coordinate more closely with local authorities. Italy’s initiative…