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Streaming of a Live Sporting Event is not a User Right

Streaming of a Live Sporting Event is not a User Right

On May 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of Israel gave a landmark decision in Civil Appeal 9183/09 The Football Association Premier League Ltd v John Doe. The Court overturned a controversial decision by Judge Michal Agmon-Gonen of the District Court in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. In that case, Judge Agmon-Gonen used the mechanism of legal transplantation to […]

Soccer Match Schedules Must Be Creative To Be Copyrighted, Says Advocate General

Soccer Match Schedules Must Be Creative To Be Copyrighted, Says Advocate General

On December 15, 2011, Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi gave his opinion to the Court of Appeal of England & Wales on whether soccer match schedules could be protected by copyright.  This opinion is a companion of sorts, to a ruling of the Court in 2004 that said the “fixture lists” as they are referred to, […]

Rooney Doesn’t Have To Pay Commissions Due To Unfair Restraint Of Trade

Rooney Doesn’t Have To Pay Commissions Due To Unfair Restraint Of Trade

Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. On December 1, 2011, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales ruled on a case involving English soccer superstar Wayne Rooney and his former agency, Proactive Sports Management Limited, over commission payments.  Among five issues the Court decided, the most important involved whether […]