YouTube is facing a potentially huge bill for royalties after it lost a court battle in Germany over music videos, a court in Hamburg ruling that YouTube is responsible for the content that users post to the video sharing site.
Hotels have to pay, dentists don’t
The European Court of Justice has ruled that dentists do not have to pay royalties on music played in surgeries to relax patients but hotels who play music in rooms or reception areas do.
The Spanish digital canon does not comply with EU regulations
The Court of Justice of the European Union has stated that the digital canon operating in Spain and applied to all digital playback equipment as compensation to creators for private copying is not in line with EU legislation.
Council of Ministers approves new measures to combat internet piracy
The Council of Ministers has approved measures aimed at ending internet piracy and provides for the blocking or closing of sites by court order.