The Sports Law & Policy Centre

December 22, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution By SLPC

Emerging Law in Sports Broadcast and Proprietary Rights

By Shibumi Raje 1. ICC Development (International) Ltd and Anr v. New Delhi Television Ltd. Introduction In September 2012, the High Court of Delhi delivered a judgment in the suit filed by ICC (Development) International Ltd (“IDI”) and ESPN (Mauritius) Ltd (“ESPN”), (hereinafter collectively referred to as the...

October 29, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution By SLPC

Decoding Sports Broadcasts – Recent Cases

By Roshan Gopalakrishna Case reviews: Football Association Premier League v. QC Leisure and Others (Case C-403/08); Karen Murphy v. Media Protection Services Ltd (Case C-429/98) Introduction On October 4, 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘ECJ’) held that licences for the broadcast of football matches...

March 21, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

Internet Broadcast Rights face the ‘Cloud’ of Uncertainty.

By Roshan Gopalakrishna Case Review: Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 34 Introduction Justice Steven Rares of the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney has held that Singtel Optus Pty Ltd’s (Optus) TV Now service, which enabled subscribers to...

January 22, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

Online Piracy, SOPA and PIPA – Implications for Global Sports Rights Owners

By Nanda Chalam As millions of American internet users sign petitions, write letters to their representatives, and even download ring tones to express their opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (“SOPA”) and its Senate counterpart the Protect IP Act (“PIPA”), the sponsors of these bills do have one...

January 5, 2012 In Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution By SLPC

Copyright in Football Fixture Lists – A Game of Two Halves

Case review: C-604/10 Football Dataco Ltd and others v. Yahoo! UK Limited and others Introduction On December 15, 2011, Advocate-General Mengozzi submitted his opinion regarding a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘ECJ’) from the Court of Appeal of the United Kingdom. The...

May 21, 2011 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

Combating Online Piracy of Live Sports Broadcasts

By Nanda Chalam Regulating the dissemination and consumption of proprietary content on the internet has been an extraordinary challenge for rights holders and law enforcement agencies in recent years. In its short history of a few decades, the internet has grown exponentially into a borderless, virtual...

March 22, 2011 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

The Impact of Digital Piracy on Sport

By Dr. Clinton Free Rapid changes in technology, including increased broadband penetration, the development of online streaming platforms and advances in mobile infrastructure, now mean that live audio-visual content can be viewed on a growing range of devices by a burgeoning number of users worldwide. While...

March 15, 2011 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

Mandatory Sharing, News Access and Fair Use Standards

By Roshan Gopalakrishna and Vidya Narayanaswamy In this article, we describe and summarise the current state of Indian law and international standards in relation to the right to broadcast official content from sporting events. This module will discuss the current legal framework in India insofar as...

March 10, 2011 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

News Access Guidelines – What’s the Fuss About?

By Nandan Kamath ANY major sporting event is made possible through the commercial participation of sponsors, partners and broadcasters that are each granted certain exclusive rights and privileges by the organiser of the event in exchange for their financial and other support. Protecting the interests of...

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