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4 November 2019CopyrightRory O'Neill

Hyperlinking to unlicensed music infringes copyright: English court

The English High Court has ruled that hyperlinking to radio stations that are not licensed for broadcast in the UK amounts to copyright infringement.

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Hyperlinking to unlicensed music infringes copyright: English court

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