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Leagues and governing bodies condemn beoutQ TV piracy

International soccer bodies and some of Europe's leading leagues have issued a joint statement condemning pirate television channel beoutQ and vowing to defend their intellectual property rights. 

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International soccer bodies and some of Europe's leading leagues have issued a joint statement condemning pirate television channel beoutQ and vowing to defend their intellectual property rights. 

FIFA, UEFA, the English Premier League, La Liga, the German Bundesliga and the Asian Football Confederation all together issued a statement saying, "Collectively we, as rights-holders in various football competitions, condemn the pirate entity beoutQ, which continues to abuse the operations of rights holders and legitimate broadcasters through its persistent and illegal screening of events for which it has made no effort to secure the rights; the latest example of which is the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.

“The activities of beoutQ are a clear and flagrant breach of our intellectual property rights. beoutQ's piracy harms not only us, as rights holders, but also our legitimate licensees and, ultimately, the fans of our competitions.  Money raised from the sale of TV rights helps us to support the participants, as well as to develop and grow the sports of which we are guardians from the grassroots up.  Piracy kills that investment. 

We will work closely with partners and relevant authorities to enforce and uphold our intellectual property rights and put an end to this widespread piracy issue for everyone's benefit.”

It was in 2017 that beoutQ emerged after Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a diplomatic and trade boycott of Qatar.

The channel is available in Saudi Arabia. It is unclear who owns or operates the channel. 

 

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