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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10466

5 October 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/cjeu
Court bans exclusive broadcasting rights for football matches

Brussels, 04/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 4 October, the European Court of Justice ruled that the licensing system for the broadcasting of football matches that gives broadcasters geographical exclusivity on a member state-basis to prevent television viewers from watching the matches using a decoder card in another member state via satellite is contrary to EU law, but the showing of football matches “containing protected works” in bars and restaurants requires the authorisation...

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