ITV Can Block Internet Streaming by TVCatchup, EU Court Says
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ITV Plc, owner of the U.K.’s most-watched commercial TV station, won the backing of the European Union’s top court to block online streaming company TVCatchup retransmitting its programs, in a case broadcasters said may pave the way for more lawsuits.
Television broadcasters have the final say when their work is retransmitted by another company, the EU Court of Justice today ruled today. Companies such as TVCatchup “can’t escape the authorization of the copyright holders.”