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Case Law, Communication (right of), Infringement, Portugal

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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…

Case Law, Infringement, Making available (right of), Portugal, Remedies, Remuneration (equitable)

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The installation of TV sets in hotel rooms, which show videograms through the TV signal distributed by a cable operator, constitutes a public performance and the making available to the public of those videograms.  Consequently, authorisation is required from concerned rightholders and equitable remuneration is payable under the relevant provisions of the Code of Copyright and Related Rights…