Sportlive24.tv seeks compensation from a 19-year-old man who, in May, filmed and subsequently shared the company’s martial arts broadcast on his Facebook profile.
Despite warnings in post comments by the broadcaster, the young man reportedly did not let himself be deterred from broadcasting. Rather than responding to this warning, he deleted the comments and blocked the Sportlive24.tv profile.
“During the unauthorised broadcast, the individual in question was repeatedly warned in the comments section under the live stream on Facebook by the official Sportlive24.tv profile that he was infringing broadcasting rights,” said the company’s director, Jiří Hendrych. “From our perspective, therefore, it cannot be said that he was unaware of the nature of his actions, or that he did not know he was broadcasting content without the rights holder’s consent,” he added.
The young man paid for the broadcast on the aforementioned platform and then recorded it on his mobile phone on the night of May 27th. At least 1,900 people watched his live stream. The police have charged him with the criminal offense of copyright infringement, rights related to copyright and database rights.
In addition to paying damages, the offender faces up to two years in prison.
Why it matters
Director Hendrych confirmed that the company would claim the full amount of damages, approximately 600,000 crowns (equivalent to about US$29,000). “The loss of earnings is calculated for every single person who watched the broadcast recorded by the accused. We are legally entitled to this money and we will seek to recover it. We hope this will deter others who might want to film and share such broadcasts,” said Hendrych.
He emphasised that the company would take this approach in all similar cases. “No one is anonymous on the internet, and everyone should be aware of their own responsibility,” added Hendrych.
Further reading
They told him not to do it. Yet the young man from the Český Krumlov area shared the sports match. Article. June 6, 2026. Association of Commercial Television (Czech Republic)
