The WLR Daily case summaries
[2021] WLR(D) 183
Court of Appeal
Warner Music UK Ltd and another v TuneIn Inc
[2021] EWCA Civ 441
2021 Feb 22, 23, 24; March 26
lSir Geoffrey Vos MR, Rose, Arnold LJJ
Copyright— Infringement— Communication to public— Online platform enabling easy access for UK users to internet radio stations worldwide— Provision of app enabling users to record music from foreign stations accessed via online platform until recording function disabled— Holders of copyright in musical recordings and their representatives claiming infringement of copyright by online platform— Whether online platform committing restricted act of “communication to the public”— Whether online platform services targeted at UK— Whether online platform authorised or jointly liable for restricted acts by foreign internet radio stations— Whether online platform authorised or jointly liable for reproduction of sound recordings by users of app prior to app’s disablement—
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c 48), s 20