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Media rights and online betting in football matches under Portuguese law

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Football is a major point of interest for media and entertainment industries. More recently, the market evolved to online betting in webcasted football matches. This phenomenon challenges the ability of the legal system to cope with the evolution of technologies. This paper addresses legal issues raised by online betting in football matches under Portuguese law, such as, notably, the protection of football matches under copyright and related rights and the rights of image of sports professionals concerned with football broadcasts, as well as the relation between exclusive media rights in sports events and freedom of information, competition law concerns, and the specific regulation of online betting services. In general, despite many issues have not yet been harmonized at the European level, the Portuguese legal framework is similar to other Member States of the European Union. Notwithstanding, for the improvement of the digital single market, it might be useful to have common regulations concerning exclusive media rights and the exploitation of online betting in football matches.

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Notes

  1. Código do Direito de Autor e dos Direitos Conexos, enacted by Decree-Law No 63/85 of March 1985, as last amended by Law No 82/2013 of 6 December.

  2. Decree-Law No 122/2000 of 4 July, implementing EC Directive 96/9 on the legal protection of databases.

  3. Ascensão 1987, p. 41–55, Id. 1988, p. 15–35, Id. 1992, p. 590; Leitão 2011, p. 270–274.

  4. Law No 1/90 of 13 January (Lei de Bases do Sistema Desportivo).

  5. Law No 30/2004 of 21 July (Lei de Bases do Desporto).

  6. Law No 5/2007 of 16 January (Lei de Bases da Actividade Física e do Desporto).

  7. Judgment of 17 December 2008, Proc. 3599/2008-6. http://www.dgsi.pt.

  8. Judgment of 25 January 2009, Proc. 4986/06.3TVLSB.S1. http://www.dgsi.pt.

  9. Regulamento das Competições Organizadas pela LPFP. http://www.lpfp.pt/.

  10. Judgment of 10 November 2009, Proc. 4292/1999.L1-7. http://www.dgsi.pt.

  11. Judgment of 24 May 2010, Proc. 4292/1999.L1.S1. http://www.dgsi.pt.

  12. Law No 27/2007 of 30 July (Lei da Televisão), and as last amended by Law 8/2011 of 11 April which implements EU Directive 2007/65.

  13. Articles 483 and 473 of the Portuguese Civil Code, enacted by Decree No 47344 of 25 November 1966.

  14. Estatuto do Jornalista, enacted by Law No 1/99 of 13 January, as last amended by Law No 64/2007 of 6 November.

  15. Judgment of 24 May 2010, Proc. 4292/1999.L1.S1. http://www.dgsi.pt.

  16. See Pereira 2008.

  17. Law No 27/2007 of 30 July.

  18. Ministerial Order (Portaria) No 14004/2012 of 24 October 2012.

  19. Law No 1/99 of 13 January, as last amended by Law No 64/2007 of 6 November.

  20. Law No 28/98 of 27 June, as amended by Law No 114/99 of 2 August.

  21. Contrato colectivo entre a Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional e o Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol. http://www.lpfp.pt/.

  22. Regulation adopted pursuant Article 29 of the Regulation of Sports Federations enacted by Decree-Law 248-B/2008 of 31 December. Disciplinary penalties are provided for teams which allow television transmissions of games by Article 114 of the Discipline Regulation (Regulamento Disciplinar das Competições Organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional). http://www.lpfp.pt/.

  23. European Commission 2007.

  24. Law No 19/2012 of 8 May 2012 (Lei da Concorrência).

  25. Judgment of 2 November 2000, p. 75–76.

  26. According to Article 459(1) of the Civil Code, a public offer (promessa pública) binds the offeror to the terms of the offer.

  27. Preferential agreements are regulated in Articles 414 to 423 of the Civil Code.

  28. Estatutos da Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. http://www.fpf.pt/.

  29. Estatutos da Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. http://www.lpfp.pt/.

  30. In Portugal, second division football matches are also organized by the Professional League and therefore the TV transmission of such games has also to be authorized by the League.

  31. Judgment of 2 November 2000, p. 72–75. http://www.dgsi.pt.

  32. Regulamento das Competições Organizadas pela LPFP. http://www.lpfp.pt/.

  33. Decree-Law No 422/89 of 2 December (Lei dos Jogos de Fortuna ou Azar).

  34. Decree-Law No 84/85 of 28 March.

  35. Article 24 and Annex II of the Statutes of SCML, enacted by Decree-Law No 322/91.

  36. Enacted by Decree-Law 282/2003 of 8 November.

  37. Ministerial Order No 216/2012 of 18 July.

  38. Judgment of 8 September 2009, Case C-42/07, para 3 to 11.

  39. http://www.desportonews.com/lei-nas-apostas-on-line/ (free translation).

  40. The Electronic Commerce Regulation (enacted by Decree-Law 7/2004 of 7 January) does not apply to game of fortune, including lotteries and bets (Article 2(1)(e)).

  41. Ministerial Order No 216/2012 of 18 July.

  42. Decree-Law No 330/90 of 23 October 1990, as last amended by Law 8/2011 of 11 April.

  43. Decree-Law 268/92 of 28 November (Apostas mútuas hípicas).

  44. Decree-Law 84/85 of 28 March.

  45. Decree-Law No 56/2006 of 15 March.

  46. ASSER Institute and IVIR (2014).

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    Alexandre L. Dias Pereira

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Pereira, A.L.D. Media rights and online betting in football matches under Portuguese law. Int Sports Law J 14, 167–178 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-014-0051-7

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