A letter being sent to licensees in foreign satellite hotspots — says screenings via domestic cards and systems based outside the EU will be targeted this season.
Although the Premier League and prosecuting agents Media Protection Services (MPS) insist all foreign systems are illegal, the letter from MPS seems to indicate it is unlikely to target those using broadcasting services based in the EU.
THE LETTER STATES
“Continued use of a BSkyB domestic or non-EU broadcaster’s domestic decoder card to access live Premier League football in commercial premises in the United Kingdom, without the payment of the applicable fee, following this warning letter, may render the person or persons responsible for that commercial use of such a broadcast liable to criminal prosecution.” |