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On Wednesday 19 May, MEPs called on the European Commission to improve the current European framework on intellectual property rights relating to live sporting events.
MEPs want:
⁃ that illegal broadcasts of sporting events be removed within 30 minutes,
⁃ that arbitrary or excessive blocking of lawful content be avoided,
⁃ that new harmonisation procedures be introduced to allow sporting events to be protected by European rules on intellectual property rights.
FIFPRO, for its part, calls on the European Commission to follow the European Parliament’s recommendations and introduce the proposed binding legislation.
In her view, during this difficult period the sector urgently needs precise and effective solutions to combat piracy, which continues to undermine the stability of players’ contracts and the viability of football’s #solidarity and funding mechanisms.
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