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News Article Comments : Footy prosecutions 'pointless' until Europe
The Premier League says it would be “pointless” bringing new prosecutions for foreign satellite screenings at pubs until after the landmark legal case in Europe.
However, Premier League spokesman Dan Johnson warned that action would be taken against licensees who use the systems after licensee Karen Murphy’s appeal is heard at the European Court of Justice.
Johnson was quizzed about foreign satellite football on Radio 4’s You and Yours show today, alongside Murphy’s solicitor Paul Dixon.
Johnson was asked whether licensees using foreign satellite systems would be accused of breaking the law until after the Murphy case is heard in around 18 months.
He said: “The difficulty is, until it’s settled at a European level, it would be pointless bringing UK prosecutions because the courts would merely refer them to the pending European judgement.”
Johnson was asked about licensees feeling they can use foreign satellites freely in the meantime.
He said: “I would caution them from doing t
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Pauline Palmer 21/11/2008 10:39:33  |
RE: Footy prosecutions 'pointless' until Europe As a new publican that has been reported to sky as showning matches which is not so as we have been using internet sites that shown matches would this then come under the same thing?? Surely the likes of sky and setanta to me there are one and the same should be thinking about not being so dam greedy and comming to some ageement with those pubs that like to give there customers a service but cannot justify the cost as we don't get the money in the till to allow this. They have a total monoply and they wonder why publican try other sources!!!!!!!! This post replies to this thread |
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| Craig Brough 21/11/2008 14:33:57 |
RE: Footy prosecutions 'pointless' until Europe I read in another article that the case is going to be heard next June - thats only 7 months away. If it is now 18 months, that means it will not be heard until May 2010. This post replies to Pauline Palmer > RE: Footy prosecutions 'pointless' until Europe |
