Study on Sports Organisers’ Rights in the EU

Jan 10, 2013 - Nov 10, 2013

Project description

This research project analysed the exploitation of rights of sports events (sports organisers’ rights) from the perspective of the EU legal framework.
The study provided a comprehensive, comparative analysis of various issues related to sport organisers’ rights from an EU perspective, including: the origin, ownership, and scope of sports organisers’ rights in the EU Member States; the systems and licensing practices related to the marketing and exploitation of media rights and image rights; and the possibility of establishing licensing practices beyond the media field, in particular in the area of gambling.
The study's recommendations included the need for EU action to address problems identified in the above-mentioned areas of analysis.