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Broadcasting rights

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^"Broadcasting & Media Rights in Sport".World Intellectual Property Organization.Retrieved26 August2019.