Copyright case: Broadcast via TV sets in hotel rooms, Portugal

The Court of Appeal of Lisbon confirmed that it is mandatory to have a licence and to pay for performing broadcast works to clients via TV sets in hotel rooms as this constitutes communication of the works to the public.

Case date: 16 May 2017

Case number: 197/14.2YHLSB.L1-7

Court: Court of Appeal of Lisbon

A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law.