Telstra Loses Round One over Internet Rights to Rugby Matches
Telstra, the Australian telecommunications group that recently acquired the National Rugby League’s Internet rights, took a huge hit yesterday when it failed on all counts to stop Fox Sports from broadcasting NRL footage immediately after the match on its website and selling it to rival networks Vodafone and Hutchison.
On the losing end of an April 18 Australian Federal Court decision, Telstra had sued Fox Sports over its use of highlight replays from rugby league matches over the Inter