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Online Piracy

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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 record free to air television broadcasts within … Continue reading

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 thing to be happy about – the complex issues … Continue reading

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 world of nearly 2 billion users, making it the … Continue reading

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 these developments open up many opportunities for rights holders … Continue reading