Copyright Tribunal sides with Meltwater and iSentia against Copyright Agency

October 17, 2021 9:30

The Copyright Tribunal has ruled to accept the Copyright Licence proposal put forward by Meltwater almost in its entirety after a four year battle with The Copyright Agency.

The Tribunal rejected the proposed license structure from The Copyright Agency which would have resulted in a 300% increase in costs.

Instead, it has accepted in full the offer proposed by Meltwater, as well as ruling that Meltwater is now able to enjoy an expanded set of rights regarding the use and distribution of the content across Asia Pacific. This includes the expansion of the library of content from six to 12 month and the extension of the licence term to four years. Publishers will also be barred from withdrawing titles from the license when it comes into effect, something which will give greater security to Meltwater and its clients.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.