The chiefs of Australia's major sporting codes met the Prime Minister and senior ministers to express concerns over the recent court ruling that allows Optus to broadcast delayed video of matches to its mobile phone network.

Last week, Optus won a landmark copyright case in the Federal Court, when the court ruled the telco could record and transmit free-to-air television coverage of football and cricket matches over the internet to its customers.

The heads of the major sporting bodies have met members of the government and opposition over copyright law.

The AFL, NRL and Telstra were seeking an injunction against Optus' TV Now service, that allowed Optus to transmit TV footage - such as live football matches - on delays of one to two minutes to Apple mobile devices.

The decision infuriated Telstra and major sports who have exclusive billion dollar broadcast rights deals.