INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : COURT SAYS HOTELS SHOULD PAY ROYALTIES ON TV AND MUSIC.

The distribution of a signal by means of television sets by a hotel to its customers is protected by copyright, and the private nature of hotel rooms is irrelevant. In a judgement passed down on 7 December (C-306/05), the EU Court of Justice recalls that the Directive on copyright in the information society (2001/29/EC) provides that authors have the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any communication to the public of their works, including the making available to the public of their...