I don't understand this. The Olympics are one of the so-called "crown jewels" which are supposedly guaranteed free to watch. The Broadcasting Act 1996 voids a

I don't understand this. The Olympics are one of the so-called "crown jewels" which are supposedly guaranteed free to watch. The Broadcasting Act 1996 voids any contract which gives a non-free broadcaster exclusive rights. But I'm not a lawyer. Maybe it doesn't apply to Discovery because they are streaming not broadcasting? Maybe the BBC plays along because they couldn't get any feed otherwise? Separately, the Olympics gets special legal protection for their IP [1]. The IoC is giving us the middle finger so we should give it right back and repeal this law. Even better, legalize piracy of any sports broadcast which is supposed to be freely available but isn't. [1]: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/32 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/32