Venue: The Law Societies Joint Brussels Office
Avenue des Nerviens 85 5th floor, 1040 Brussels
Timing: 12:30-14:30
Contents
In a landmark ruling on 4 October 2011 (C-403/08 and C-429/08, Football
Association Premier League and others V QC Leisure and Others and Karen
Murphy V Media Protection Services Ltd), the European Court of Justice
stated that a system of licences for the broadcasting of football
matches which grants broadcasters territorial exclusivity on a Member
State basis and which prohibits television viewers from watching the
broadcasts with a decoder card in other Member States is contrary to EU
law. The main legal aspects of this judgment concern free movement of
services, competition law and copyright-protected works.
This ERA briefing will present the judgment’s most important aspects and
discuss them in the light of their crucial legal and commercial
implications for holders and acquirers of copyright and for consumers.
Speakers
Krzysztof Kuik, Head of Unit, Antitrust and Media, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels
Peter Alexiadis, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Brussels
Registration fee (including documentation and refreshments)
Standard: € 50
EU officials and members of the
Friends of ERA association: € 0