Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others: ChD 3 Feb 2012

The claimant complained that in using decoders imported from Greece, the defendants had infringed their copyrights.

Judges:

Kitchin J

Citations:

[2012] EWHC 108 (Ch)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 20 72

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See AlsoThe Football Association Premier League Ltd v QC Leisure and others ChD 18-Jan-2008
The court considered interlocutory applications in an action for copyright infringement alleging the unauthorised broadcast of football matches. . .
See AlsoFootball Association Premier League Ltd and others v QC Leisure and others ChD 24-Jun-2008
Three actions were heard in which the claimants alleged copyright infringement in the use of decoder cards to broadcast foreign transmissions of live Premier League football matches. . .
See AlsoFootball Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure (A Trading Name) and Others ChD 13-Nov-2008
Football organisations applied to be joined to a case being remitted to the European Court for the purpose of giving their views on the questions raised. The European Court practice only allowed for states to act as interveners. The court had . .
See AlsoFootball Association Premier League and Others v QC Leisure ECJ 16-Dec-2009
ECJ (Order) REFERENCES for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division, and the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen’s Bench . .
See AlsoFootball Association Premier League and Others v QC Leisure ECJ 3-Feb-2011
ECJ Advocate General’s Opinion – Satellite transmission of football matches – Marketing of decoder cards which have been lawfully placed on the market in other Member States – Directive 98/84/EC – Legal . .
See AlsoFootball Association Premier League and Others v QC Leisure ECJ 4-Oct-2011
ECJ Judgment – Satellite broadcasting – Broadcasting of football matches – Reception of the broadcast by means of satellite decoder cards – Satellite decoder cards lawfully placed on the market in one Member . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Intellectual Property, Media, European

Updated: 10 November 2022; Ref: scu.450563