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The Southern District of New York took the extraordinary step of granting competitor Fubo’s effort to preliminarily enjoin the launch of “Venu Sports,” a sports-streaming joint venture between Disney, Fox, and Warner Brothers...more
In the rush of the “wash-up” process before the UK’s forthcoming General Election, the Media Act 2024 has completed the final legislative stages and became law on 24 May 2024. This major piece of legislation is the biggest...more
Le 6 mai 2024, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (le « CRTC ») a publié une version mise à jour du plan réglementaire en vue de moderniser le cadre de radiodiffusion du Canada (le « plan...more
On May 6, 2024, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) published an updated version of its Regulatory plan to modernize Canada’s broadcasting framework (Updated Plan)....more
The UK Draft Media Bill, which is set to reshape the broadcasting landscape in the UK, is now in the pre-legislative scrutiny phase. In this Part 3 of our series on the Draft Media Bill, we set out the next steps before the...more
Le 27 avril 2023, le Parlement du Canada a adopté le projet de loi C-11 (le « projet de loi »), également connu sous le nom de Loi sur la diffusion continue en ligne (la « Loi »). La Loi, qui a suscité beaucoup d’intérêt,...more
In Part 2 of our series on the UK’s Draft Media Bill, we take an in-depth look at Part 2 of the Draft Media Bill, which seeks to update the public service broadcaster (PSB) prominence regime, to keep up with the way TV...more
On April 27, 2023, the Canadian Parliament passed into law Bill C-11 (Bill), also referred to as the Online Streaming Act (Act). The Act, which has attracted considerable attention, implements several consequential amendments...more
In June, Ofcom announced a review of broadcasting rules relating to the frequency and length of advertising on public service broadcasting channels in response to evolving viewing habits and the rise in popularity of...more
More than 2 years after launching the media and broadcasting reform, the French Parliament and Government have finally completed the process....more
On October 22, 1939, the first NFL game aired on television. Over 80 years later, the first NFL game was exclusively accessible via a streaming platform. What started as two cameras and eight staffers broadcasting to 1,000...more
On Friday 16 July 2020, the UK communications regulator, Ofcom, published a consultation on video-sharing platform regulation, calling for views by 24 September 2020. ...more
Amid the frozen free agent market this hot (cold) stove season is a potential transaction that, while not necessarily dictating the headlines, could have significant positive effects on how Major League Baseball (MLB) games...more
Spanski Enters., Inc. v. Telewizja Polska, S.A., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, March 2, 2018. The Carsey-Werner Co., LLC v. British Broadcasting Corp., US District Court for the Central District...more
Live broadcasts of football games failed to reach the fixation and originality requirements for copyright protection, held by the Beijing IP Court in its recent judgment...more
Reducing Cybersecurity Risks to Autonomous Vehicles - The Department of Transportation is revising autonomous vehicle guidelines it issued in September 2016. Recent comments by Secretary Elaine Chao suggest that the new...more
The European Commission has proposed legislation in the EU to provide a uniform legal and competition framework for video-streaming services provided via the Internet. The regime includes changes to advertising, the...more
Web-based television streaming services have been dealt another blow in their campaign to transmit large broadcasters’ copyrighted programs. In the latest decision on the issue, a federal judge rejected FilmOn X LLC’s claims...more
Last year in American Broad. Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., the Supreme Court dealt a significant victory to the broadcast industry when it concluded that Aereo’s online streaming services infringed the broadcasters’ copyrighted...more
We previously reported on the Supreme Court’s recent decision on June 25, 2014 that Aereo, Inc.’s internet television service infringed the copyright of the programs being transmitted by the service. In holding that Aereo was...more
On June 25, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in a highly controversial tech case involving cable broadcasters. With cable pricing increasing astronomically over the years, start-up Aereo Inc. created a...more
On June 25, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in the case of American Broadcasting Companies, et al. v. Aereo, Inc. f/k/a Bamboom Labs, Inc., Case No. 13-461 (June 25, 2014). The case centered on Aereo’s...more
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Aereo violates copyright law by retransmitting over-the-air programming without authorization. This will shut down the controversial start-up or force them...more
On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that upstart Aereo’s TV-over-the-Internet service violates broadcasters’ exclusive right to publicly perform their copyrighted programs. The Court’s decision is expected to...more
In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a 6-3 decision that Aereo’s Internet streaming service engages in unauthorized public performances of broadcast television programs in violation of the...more