The 2022 football World Cup in Qatar has officially kicked off. As a well-known grand occasion in the world, World Cup is undoubtedly a commercial "bonanza" with great potential. But in life, during the World Cup, some enterprises, merchants and individuals were taking advantage of the "hot spot" with the red line behavior leading to break the rules that should be investigated for civil compensation liability, administrative punishment liability and even criminal liability, eventually suffered a "red card"!!

Here's a list of behaviors that might get a “red card”:

1. It is not authorized to show World Cup matches program to the public on its premises.

The World Cup is a large-scale sports event when the play was going on you can get the scenes of watching matches relaxed spectators in the bars, restaurants, etc., from which is undoubtedly a very enjoyable thing, and even in the hotel lobby, camping site doing the public program broadcast.

However, it should be noted that it is not anywhere and anyone can show the World Cup matches program anytime and anywhere. If a program is shown on a business premises without the authorization of FIFA or the relevant right holder, the above acts will be suspected of violating the right of projection in the copyright. According to Article 10 of the Copyright Law, the right of projection refers to "the right to publicly reproduce fine art, photography, audio-visual works, etc., through projectors, slide projectors and other technical equipment". Such as the above behavior infringes the right to broadcast, need to bear the tort liability.

Not only the screening, but also the reproduction, splicing and secondary creation of the videos and photos related to the World Cup shall require the consent of the relevant rights holders. In addition, the related audio, such as the theme song of the World Cup, such as Hayya Hayya (Better Together), shall not be used in the business premises without the permission of the relevant right holder, otherwise it will also constitute infringement.

2. Producing and selling goods with World Cup elements.

The mascot, official logo, label and other elements o the World Cup are protected by the copyright law and trademark law of our country. It is understood that FIFA has made full preparations for trademarks, and its registered trademark categories cover almost all. Therefore, if you want to produce World Cup-related peripheral products, you still have to get the authorization of the Football Confederation.

3. A memes should not be made casually.

In the opening game of the World Cup, Qatar lost to Ecuador the competition which we saw the Qatari princes' stunned expressions, and also someone have screenshots only made memes and so on. However, it should be noted that without permission, players, referees, etc. may violate the copyright of relevant rights holders, and even if it is too funny, insulting and defaming, it may violate the personality rights of relevant personnel.

4. Watching the ball rationally, to bet on it carefully!

During each World Cup, there is always a topic of "gambling". Gambling is mostly based on the number of balls or the outcome of the game, but in essence it is a kind of gambling which just put on the cloak of the World Cup. But no matter how glorified, it is still a gambling practice prohibited by law. In addition, it is not allowed to use World Cup-related information to hype hot spots, and to make disguised bets and bet on the game. But you can still go to the legal lottery station to buy some football lottery tickets to have fun and support public welfare at the same time.

The World Cup is held Every four years, now is being held in Qatar. While paying attention to the football feast, we should also bear in mind the relevant legal knowledge, and do not touch the legal bottom line.