2 April 2020CopyrightRory O'Neill

Rental car radios not subject to music royalties, rules CJEU

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today ruled that a car rental company is not on the hook for music copyright royalties just because it hires out cars equipped with radios.

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