DELHI HIGH COURT PREVENTS UNAUTHORISED INDIAN CABLE TELECAST OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET SERIES
December 24th 2007 05:18
The Delhi High Court, in a landmark decision, has ordered in favour of ESPN Star Sports as the official broadcaster of the India tour of Australia which starts on Wednesday.
This order follows the suit filed by ESPN Star Sports for a permanent injunction against cable operators in India, preventing unauthorised broadcast of the series.
In the Delhi High Court, ESPN Star Sports claimed that it had the sole and exclusive rights from Cricket Australia to telecast exclusively in India, and contended that it expected rampant piracy in parts of India.
With this order in place, anyone showing India tour of Australia through any unauthorised means or any other channel will be held in contempt of court and liable for prosecution. The court has also permitted ESPN to take action against all other cable operators not party to the suit but found to be using the feed of ESPN and Star Cricket without license.
- From MediaBlab
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