Britain’s commercial broadcasters have won their long-running dispute with TVCatchup over the distribution of their content over the internet.
Public Wi-Fi providers not liable for piracy
The European Court of Justice Advocate General Szpunar said that the operator of a shop, hotel or barwho offers a Wi-Fi network free of charge to the public is not […]
ECJ enforces illegal downloading ban on The Netherlands
Downloading movies, TV series and music from illegal sources does not fall under Dutch home copying regulations and compensation schemes, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday, April 10.
Commission takes Bulgaria to court over DTT allocations
The European Commission is to refer Bulgaria to the EU’s Court of Justice over its assignment of DTT frequencies.
ECJ says news broadcasters can use pay-TV sports clips
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given a preliminary ruling that signals the continued practice of broadcasters being allowed to use clips from pay-TV football matches in their news […]
World Cup matches likely to stay free-to-air
EU countries can require events of major importance to be shown on free-to-air television, according to Niilo Jaeaeskinen, an advocate general at the EU Court of Justice.
Europa 7 to receive €10 million in damages
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned the state of Italy to pay €10 million damages to the broadcaster Europa 7.