Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd

Subject Matter

COPYRIGHT — Broadcast — Unauthorised reception — Images and sound from English football matches captured by company licensed to broadcast them in United Kingdom and fed to other licensees — Greek licensees transmitting images and sound to subscribers with commentary and logo added — Defendant in United Kingdom receiving signals from Greek licensees without paying subscription to UK licensees — Whether defendant receiving programmes included in broadcasting service “provided from a place in the United Kingdom” — Whether having requisite intent to avoid payment — Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, ss 6, 297(1), 299(5) (as amended by Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996, regs 4, 5, 6 and Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003, regs 3, 4) — Council Directive 93/83/EEC, art 1(2)

[2008] 1 WLR 1869; [2008] Bus LR 1454