Telstra, AFL, NRL win live footy court battle

Telstra, the NRL and AFL have won their appeal against Optus's online broadcasting of Australian football and rugby league games, re-establishing Telstra's role as the dominant sports broadcaster.
 

Earlier this year, Optus won a landmark Federal Court case which allowed it to continue operating its TV Now system, whereby viewers could watch video streams of AFL and NRL matches as close as two minutes behind the live TV broadcast.

This is despite the fact that Telstra already has a deal to screen the live TV broadcast on the internet.

Then, the Federal Court upheld Optus's right to stream the games, rejecting the argument of the AFL, NRL and Testra that Optus's actions were a breach of copyright.

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