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Dec 21, 2009
MediaCorp wins suit
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The High Court ruled on Monday afternoon that while RecordTV itself had not infringed MediaCorp's copyright, the service had helped end-users violate MediaCorp's intellectual property and ordered it to stop the service. -- ST PHOTO: ARTHUR LEE CH
<!-- story content : start --> MEDIACORP has successfully sued an Internet start-up which had been offering a service for consumers to watch the national broadcasters' programmes online. The High Court on Monday ruled that while RecordTV itself had not infringed MediaCorp's copyright, the company helped end-users do so and ordered it to terminate the service. The case began in 2007 when MediaCorp's lawyers sent RecordTV letters demanding it end the service, which it claimed had violated MediaCorp's copyright. While MediaCorp did not actually sue RecordTV, the shadow of such a threat hurt its ability to attract investors and customers, RecordTV said in its legal documents. To rid itself of this uncertainty, RecordTV decided to pre-emptively sued MediaCorp, asking the Court to put an end MediaCorp's "groundless threats". RecordTV's lawyer, Mr Koh Chia Ling, who argued that the service was legitimate, also wanted MediaCorp to make good the $30 million in investment and sales it had lost due to the uncertainty caused by MediaCorp's threats.
MediaCorp subsequently made good its threat to sue RecordTV, and the case went before the High Court in June. RecordTV's attempt failed when Justice Andrew Ang ruled in MediaCorp's favour. While RecordTV had not made illegal copies of MediaCorp materials, it was guilty of helped consumers violate MediaCorp's copyright, and of communicating such materials to them via its website, said Justice Ang. Because of this, RecordTV will have to end the online recording service, although it has been down since as early as June, when the trial began. MediaCorp television's deputy chief executive, Mr Chang Long Jong, said: "We are delighted with the verdict. It is not just a victory for MediaCorp, but it is also an important precedent for intellectual property owners operating in the new media space."
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Dec 21, 2009
MediaCorp wins suit
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The High Court ruled on Monday afternoon that while RecordTV itself had not infringed MediaCorp's copyright, the service had helped end-users violate MediaCorp's intellectual property and ordered it to stop the service. -- ST PHOTO: ARTHUR LEE CH
<!-- story content : start --> MEDIACORP has successfully sued an Internet start-up which had been offering a service for consumers to watch the national broadcasters' programmes online. The High Court on Monday ruled that while RecordTV itself had not infringed MediaCorp's copyright, the company helped end-users do so and ordered it to terminate the service. The case began in 2007 when MediaCorp's lawyers sent RecordTV letters demanding it end the service, which it claimed had violated MediaCorp's copyright. While MediaCorp did not actually sue RecordTV, the shadow of such a threat hurt its ability to attract investors and customers, RecordTV said in its legal documents. To rid itself of this uncertainty, RecordTV decided to pre-emptively sued MediaCorp, asking the Court to put an end MediaCorp's "groundless threats". RecordTV's lawyer, Mr Koh Chia Ling, who argued that the service was legitimate, also wanted MediaCorp to make good the $30 million in investment and sales it had lost due to the uncertainty caused by MediaCorp's threats.
MediaCorp subsequently made good its threat to sue RecordTV, and the case went before the High Court in June. RecordTV's attempt failed when Justice Andrew Ang ruled in MediaCorp's favour. While RecordTV had not made illegal copies of MediaCorp materials, it was guilty of helped consumers violate MediaCorp's copyright, and of communicating such materials to them via its website, said Justice Ang. Because of this, RecordTV will have to end the online recording service, although it has been down since as early as June, when the trial began. MediaCorp television's deputy chief executive, Mr Chang Long Jong, said: "We are delighted with the verdict. It is not just a victory for MediaCorp, but it is also an important precedent for intellectual property owners operating in the new media space."
