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PRS for Music launches consultation to reduce licence fees for amateur sports clubs

2 February 2012 | Simon Weinberg

PRS for Music, an organisation which collects and pays royalties to its members for the exploitation of their musical works, has launched a consultation into the licence fees it charges amateur sports...

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Cartoon fun for the BBC but designer bounced out and loses Kerwhizz – Michael Mitchell v BBC, Patents County Court

25 January 2012 | Simon Weinberg

Michael Mitchell (MM) had designed various characters for use in an animated programme for children’s television, which he called the “Bounce Bunch”. He sent a proposal to the BBC in the hope that...

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Microsoft sues Comet over reproduction of back-up copies of software for users

11 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft is suing Comet for alleged copyright infringement over what the software giant claims is nearly 100,000 counterfeit copies of Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery CDs. It has alleged that Comet...

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European Court advisor in SAS v WPL case says functions of software program can be copied but not the underlying code

5 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

SAS had developed analytical software called the SAS System over a number of years and was a giant in the market for software that enabled users to carry out analysis of data. One key element was its own...

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Use of story in book for script ruled off side – Hodgson and Jarvie v Isaac and Notting Hill Movies, Patents County Court

21 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Hodgson was a disabled football fan and with Jarvie’s help he wrote a book about his experiences. Hodgson later worked with X for X to write a screenplay. However, Hodgson withdrew permission when he...

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After BT, now Sky blocks Newzbin2

19 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Following its recent success in obtaining a court order for BT to block access to its users to Newzbin2, the file-sharing website,, the file-sharing website, the Motion Picture Association has asked further...

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European Court says Belgian Internet service provider does not have to block content that may infringe copyright – Scarlet v SABAM, European Court of Justice

13 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Scarlet, a Belgian Internet service provider, should not be required to block the content of its website users as a measure to prevent them from infringing copyright in music belonging to Sabam’s music...

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High Court confirms TV Catchup referrals to the ECJ – ITV Broadcasting Limited & others v TV Catchup Limited, High Court

25 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The High Court recently ruled on a case of infringement of copyright, brought by ITV Broadcasting and others against TV Catchup Limited, who operated a website allowing Internet users to watch live UK...

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Database right confirmed in table of data that was infringed by the Police – Forensic Telecommunications Services Ltd v West Yorkshire Police & Another, High Court

25 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Forensic Telecommunications Services Ltd (FTS) operated a business that recovered digital evidence from mobile phones for criminal investigations, for which it needed to know a mobile phone’s permanent...

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BPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2

16 November 2011 | Mark Weston

The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI), the UK’s music industry trade body, has followed up the court order obtained by the Motion Picture Association to force BT to block access to Newzbin2, the...

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Latest news and views tagged copyright infringement

PRS for Music launches consultation to reduce licence fees for amateur sports clubs

Cartoon fun for the BBC but designer bounced out and loses Kerwhizz – Michael Mitchell v BBC, Patents County Court

Microsoft sues Comet over reproduction of back-up copies of software for users

European Court advisor in SAS v WPL case says functions of software program can be copied but not the underlying code

Use of story in book for script ruled off side – Hodgson and Jarvie v Isaac and Notting Hill Movies, Patents County Court

After BT, now Sky blocks Newzbin2

European Court says Belgian Internet service provider does not have to block content that may infringe copyright – Scarlet v SABAM, European Court of Justice

High Court confirms TV Catchup referrals to the ECJ – ITV Broadcasting Limited & others v TV Catchup Limited, High Court

Database right confirmed in table of data that was infringed by the Police – Forensic Telecommunications Services Ltd v West Yorkshire Police & Another, High Court

BPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2

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