EUIPO steps up live event piracy fight

EU Commission seeks feedback on live event broadcast anti-piracy measures

The European Commission has launched a Call for Evidence to assess the effects of its 2023 Recommendation on combating online piracy of sports and other live events. The Recommendation, adopted on 4 May 2023, encourages Member States, rightsholders, online service providers and other players to take action against the unauthorised retransmission of live content —…

EU Commission launches review of piracy rules for live events

NMC calls for continued safeguards for news reporting The European Commission has launched a Call for Evidence to assess the effects of its 2023 Recommendation on combating online piracy of sports and other live events. The Recommendation, adopted on 4 May 2023, encourages Member States, rightsholders, online service providers and other players to take action against the unauthorised retransmission of live content — a pressing issue for broadcas…

EUIPO steps up live event piracy fight

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has hosted two events in Alicante related to the fight against live event piracy: (1) the fourth meeting of the Dedicated Network of administrative authorities on live event piracy, and (2) the Conference – Stepping up the fight against online piracy of sport and other live events – […]