Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd v Meltwater Holding BV
[2013] UKSC 18 — Supreme Court, 2013
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What the court held
The Supreme Court referred to the CJEU questions about whether browsing news content through a media-monitoring service required a separate licence. Confirmed the interaction between UK copyright, the InfoSoc Directive, and the "temporary copies" exception under CDPA 1988 s.28A.
Key rulings
- End-user browsing of a webpage can fall within the temporary copies exception.
- Media-monitoring commercial services may require separate licences.
- Court engaged carefully with the InfoSoc Directive framework.
Topics
CopyrightFair dealingmedia-monitoring
Acts cited
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Authoritative source
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https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/2013/18.htmlRelated landmark cases
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