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Premier League fixture lists - Copyright infringement?

  • 16-06-2010 2:47pm
    #1
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭


    I think Charlie pointed this out last year but apparently posting fixture lists on websites/forums is a copyright infringement unless your website/blog has a licence granted to publish them.

    http://www.searchcowboys.com/yahoo/242
    n the UK Yahoo! Is being sued by the British Football authorities. Yahoo is publishing the fixtures of the games in the English Premier League, other English leagues and the Scottish Premier League on its website without permission.

    Yahoo is being accused of “infringing their copyright and database rights.”. If it’s up to the Football Association wants Yahoo! to stop publishing the fictures and says Yahoo! will have to pay up for “unlimited damages”.

    According to the FA Yahoo are not licensed to publish the fixtures. The fixtures are scheduled by Atos Origin and then checked by the FA and the clubs to see if there are no ‘issues’. Only then the fixtures will be released in a press release. Only parties with a paid license can publish the fixtures.

    The fixtures are published tomorrow so I just thought I'd bring it to people's attention just in case boards should get sued.


Comments

  • #2
    Cypher_sounds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,164 ✭✭✭Cypher_sounds


    WTF thats a load of bs


  • #3
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,682 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    boards are good for it


  • #4
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,466 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    iirc you can post part of them on sites, but not full lists.


  • #5
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Cypher_sounds wrote: »
    WTF thats a load of bs

    I know. Something to do with database copyright or something.


  • #6
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,527 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    What about if you change the names of the teams slightly, or abbreviate them?
    Bunch of cock, just like their preciously guarded post-code database.

    Are we allowed comment on the fact that it's a scandal how they rig the schedules of all the matches?


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  • #7
    MementoMori
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,492 ✭✭✭MementoMori


    Massive twatism by the FA imo.

    Would hope that any court case gets thrown out and costs are awarded against the FA.


  • #8
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    pickarooney wrote: »
    What about if you change the names of the teams slightly, or abbreviate them?
    Bunch of cock, just like their preciously guarded post-code database.

    Do a Pro Evo on it.

    Example; Merseyside Red - Liverpool
    Tyneside - Newcastle
    etc


  • #9
    therecklessone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    MementoMori wrote: »
    Massive twatism by the FA imo.

    Would hope that any court case gets thrown out and costs are awarded against the FA.

    Not the FA who hold jurisdiction, it is the Premier League.


  • #10
    The Muppet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,003 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    It doesn't stop us posting copyrighted images of club crests in match thread, sure we'll be grand.


  • #11
    therecklessone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    The Muppet wrote: »
    It doesn't stop us posting copyrighted images of club crests in match thread, sure we'll be grand.

    The PL are incredibly anal about this issue, and do pursue sites that breach copyright aggressively.


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Ridiculous.


  • #13
    The Muppet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,003 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    rarnes1 wrote: »
    Ridiculous.

    Perhaps, but true.


  • #14
    Drag00n79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭Drag00n79


    They're all here on the Premier League site.


  • #15
    The Volt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    Everton/Chelsea on the last day. Title decider :pac:


  • #16
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    For anyone wondering how they pick the fixture list here's an interesting article from last year

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2009/06/secrets_of_the_fixture_compute.html


  • #17
    Davidth88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    Wow great article


  • #18
    the_monkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,556 ✭✭✭the_monkey


    MementoMori wrote: »
    Massive twatism by the FA imo.

    Would hope that any court case gets thrown out and costs are awarded against the FA.

    twatism !!!

    I love it !!

    my new word :D:D:D


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