Media Companies Win Court Injunction Against Sports-Streaming Pirates

Tony Staffieri (L) president and CEO of Rogers Communications, bumps fists with Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford during an event where the NHL hockey team announced an extension of their agreement with Rogers and Sportsnet, in Vancouver on Oct. 31, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Major broadcasters have won a court injunction to prevent internet pirates from illegally streaming live sports events to online viewers.

A newly released Federal Court ruling says the anonymous and elusive pirates make money by infringing the media companies’ copyright.