NLA License FAQs

On May the 15th the Copyright Tribunal issued its final verdict on the PRCA and Meltwater Group's dispute with the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) in regards to the Web End USer Licensing Scheme. Press Release

It draws to a close proceedings in the Copyright Tribunal where Meltwater Group, supported by the PRCA, challenged the NLA on the legality and reasonableness of its proposed licensing and associated fees for online news content.

Since the Interim Decision, published on February 14th 2012, Meltwater and the NLA have worked together in close consultation to reach agreement on the finer details of the licensing payment model. Their joint proposals were agreed by UKMMA (representing other MMOs) and submitted to the Copyright Tribunal.

To read the FAQs on the Copyright Tribunal's verdict, and the agreed fee structure for the WEUL please click here: Copyright Tribunal and Fees FAQ

To read about the PRCA and Meltwater Group's dispute with the NLA please click here: FAQs on the PRCA's dispute with the NLA (February 2012)

 

 

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