European Commission: a recommendation adopted to combat online piracy of sporting events

The European Commission has adopted a recommendation "on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other live events," announced the EU body on 04/05/2023.

This recommendation focuses on three main aspects:

• "Prompt treatment of notices related to live events" which "stresses the importance of urgent action from providers of hosting services in order to minimise the harm caused by illegal streaming."

• "Dynamic injunctions"  which "encourages the use of blocking injunctions tailored to live events and, in the case of live sports events, encourages member states to grant legal standing to sports event organisers to seek an injunction where it is currently not possible."

• "Commercial offers and awareness" which "recommends live and sports event organisers and broadcasters to increase the availability, affordability and attractiveness of their commercial offers to end users across the Union. It calls on member states to raise users' awareness on legal offers to enjoy this type of content."

"Ensure a regular exchange of information among administrative authorities on…