Standing of applicant to apply for blocking order under s97A—(Queensberry Promotions Ltd v BT)

Table of contents

• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Case details

Article summary

TMT analysis: Queensberry sought a blocking order pursuant to section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 requiring BT and others to take measures to block or impede access by their customers to infringing live streams of footage of professional boxing matches staged by Queensberry. As part of the application, the court considered whether an exclusive licence of the right to make applications under s 97A granted to Queensberry by the right holder gave Queensberry the necessary standing to make the application for a blocking order.