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thegeek
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it used to be the case that showing Premier League games from foreign broadcasters was illegal because you were showing copyrighted material without authorisation - the copyrighted material in this instance not being the game coverage (it couldn't be considered an 'artistic creation', therefore was uncopyrightable), but instead the Premier League's intellectual property - ie the PL DOG that's on throughout the match on the world feed, and the music and replays, etc.
According to this article, there was a change to the law which covers all matches regardless. It claims that it made the picture clearer, the relevant amendment really is quite terse. This guidance note [pdf] explains it a bit more - it did indeed come about as a result of EU legislation, though as was mentioned upthread, that doesn't necessarily mean that it'll automatically be repealed as a result of Brexit.
According to this article, there was a change to the law which covers all matches regardless. It claims that it made the picture clearer, the relevant amendment really is quite terse. This guidance note [pdf] explains it a bit more - it did indeed come about as a result of EU legislation, though as was mentioned upthread, that doesn't necessarily mean that it'll automatically be repealed as a result of Brexit.