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Court of Justice: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal Football Dataco Limited v Yahoo UK Limited

( December 21, 2010, 15:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Court of Justice has been asked by an English court to rule on a dispute over football fixture lists’ copyright pitting database-owner Football Dataco against Yahoo.  Judges at the English High Court have called on the ECJ to clarify whether football fixture lists – outlining when teams will play each other – drawn up for the English and Scottish leagues are covered by intellectual property rights and can therefore be licensed.Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) made on 21 December 2010 - Football Dataco Limited, Football Association Premier League Ltd, Football League Limited, Scottish Premier League Limited, Scottish Football League, PA Sport UK Limited v Yahoo UK Limited, Stan James (Abingdon) Limited, Stan James PLC, Enetpulse APS...

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