CJEU hands positive copyright ruling on retransmission to broadcasters
Legislation in EU member states should not state that broadcast copyright is not infringed when it is immediately retransmitted by cable where it was initially broadcast, according to Europe’s highest court.
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12 September 2016 An advocate general at Europe’s highest court has said that legislation allowing the cable retransmission of broadcasts without the consent of copyright owners does not fall within the scope of the copyright directive.