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EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service
European Added Value Unit PE 654.205 – December 2020
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Challenges facing sports event organisers in the digital environment
European added value assessment
EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service
Challenges facing sports event organisers in the digital environment
European added value assessment
This European added value assessment (EAVA) investigates whether the current EU legal regime provides sports events organisers and their licensees with an adequate level of protection against the risk of online sports events piracy. It also attempts to measure the scale of the EU added value that could be achieved through a coordinated EU response. The failure of the EU to take action could result in additional burdens on economic operators. Moreover, not addressing these barriers and the associated legal uncertainties hamper the completion of the digital single market. The study underpinning this EAVA identifies gaps and barriers in the current legal framework and presents policy options – and their associated legislative tools – that could potentially tackle them.