Big day tomorrow

The result is in...

bbc.co.uk/news/business-15162241

Hurrahhh!

Fingers crossed this is going to be huge !!

Massive, the bit I like is this
"The judges said the Premier League could not claim copyright over Premier League matches as they could not considered to be an author's own "intellectual creation" and, therefore, to be "works" for the purposes of EU copyright law.

However, the ECJ did add that while live matches were not protected by copyright, any surrounding media, such as any opening video sequence, the Premier League anthem, pre-recorded films showing highlights of recent Premier League matches and various graphics, were "works" protected by copyright"

I had the misfortune to cross swords with the FL and they claimed copyright of every live game, globally. This may well open the door to smaller clubs having the ability to stream their live games. Only a few big clubs can affoard it because they need to pay FL to do it, and the rights to every club was a package deal preventing them from doing it themselves, low budget stuff.

Unfortunately, the finishing line has not been crossed, only now it is in sight and the final decision now rests with the British High Courts!

what an interesting conundrum for them to resolve!...