Record Companies Win First Round v The Pirate Bay in the United Kingdom but Pirates Remain at Large: Dramatico Entertainment Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd

摘要

In Dramatico Entertainment Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd,' Mr Justice Arnold finds that UK users of The Pirate Bay website are liable for copyright infringement for communicating copyrighted sound recordings to the public and that the operators of The Pirate Bay authorise infringements of copyright by its users and are jointly liable for these copyright infringements. The case was brought against the six major Internet Service Providers in the United Kingdom under s.97(A) of the CDPA. The operators of The Pirate Bay were not joined to the proceedings and this decision makes it increasingly clear that Internet Service Providers cannot avoid responsibility for copyright infringement by its users in the United Kingdom and must take a more active role in its prevention.