Broadcasters obtain new multi-sport live site blocking court order for next season

By Ahmad Hathout The Federal Court has granted a fresh website-blocking order that will force broadcasters to block websites streaming different sports league matches for next season. The July 9 order draws on previous site-blocking precedent but deviates in that it is being applied to multiple sports in a single order. It also applies a permanent ban on the defendants from broadcasting the unlicensed content, though the reason for the site-blocking order in the first place is because said defendants, who can operate from abroad, have historically not stopped the activity. As such, the order captures all live pre- and...