Premier League TV case to go to European Court

Complex legal issues surrounding the Premier League’s attempt to block the supply of equipment enabling TV viewers to watch Premiership games on the cheap via foreign broadcasters are to be referred to the European Court of Justice.

A High Court judge in London said today he required guidance from Strasbourg on EC copyright law before he could make a final ruling on the Premier League’s dispute with two companies it accuses of illegally supplying the equipment.