#sports-piracy

#sports-piracy

Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, outlined a slew of union demands in a letter addressed to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Stan Kroenke, calling for fair working practices and a public statement against ICE's presence at the games.

Roman Abramovich's tenure at Chelsea was marked by unrestrained spending and numerous violations, including tens of millions in off-the-book payments to various stakeholders, which raised serious concerns about the club's financial practices.

Nearly everyone is losing money, a club executive is quoted as saying, presumably while dressed in a suit made entirely from gold leaf, bitcoin shavings and vintage parmesan cheese.

Subscribers to TNT Sports can now access the service through HBO Max, which has replaced Discovery+ for online streaming. Existing Discovery+ users can log in using their current credentials.

Sky intends to use the information obtained from a court case to take legal actions against the resellers and some of the end users, marking the first time end users could face legal action.

Michael Smith has preempted his trial by pleading guilty to the fraud scheme, facing a maximum penalty of five years in jail for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

The ongoing discussions regarding future structural changes to the game, such as the introduction of new tournaments (eg. Fifa Club World Cup), further intensify this challenge. These changes have the potential to significantly reduce the downtime available to elite players, affecting their recovery and overall well-being.

The new legislation, dubbed 'The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act,' is sponsored by Sens. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Adam Schiff, D-California. It would amend federal law so that 'sports and casino-style event contracts' may not be offered on platforms regulated by the commission.

The study, published in Addictive Behaviors Reports and titled "The effect of television advertising on gambling behaviour: a quasi-experimental study during the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup," analyzed betting behaviour among 365 men aged 18-45 in England during the 2022 tournament. According to the paper's abstract, "Frequency of betting on football was 16% to 24% higher during games televised on a channel with gambling advertising compared to one without."

As 2025 fades into the rearview mirror, many of the entertainment and media industry's biggest legal questions remain unresolved. In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler take a forward-looking approach to the cases and doctrines that could shape 2026. In this episode, they cover: The unsettled future of fair use in AI training and copyright infringement How courts are approaching lawful versus unlawful acquisition of training data The growing split in AI cases involving market substitution and fair use