The UK’s Copyright Tribunal has ruled in favour of PRS for Music, approving revisions to its cinema licensing tariff, known as Tariff C. The decision includes a higher royalty rate that cinemas must pay to screen films featuring music from PRS members.
The ruling settles a dispute over how much exhibitors owe for the use of copyrighted music in theatrical releases, reinforcing PRS’s position in negotiations with the cinema sector.
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