Broadcasting rights
Appearance
Broadcasting rights(often also calledmedia rights) arerightswhich abroadcastingorganization negotiates with a commercial concern - such as asports governing bodyorfilm distributor- in order to show that company's products on television or radio, eitherlive,delayed or highlights.
Intellectual property
[edit]TheWorld Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO), one of the 17 specialized agencies of theUnited Nations,aims to eliminatesignal piracy. WIPO maintains that broadcasters' rights:[1]
- safeguard costly investments in televising sporting events
- recognize and reward the entrepreneurial efforts of broadcasting organizations
- recognize and reward their contribution to diffusion of information and culture
See also
[edit]- Broadcast license
- Retransmission consent
- Glossary of broadcasting terms
- List of sports television broadcast contracts
References
[edit]- ^"Broadcasting & Media Rights in Sport".World Intellectual Property Organization.Retrieved26 August2019.