The Court of Milan, with ruling notified on August 2, 2015 sentenced that the nation wide known station radio RTL is obliged to pay to SCF, the Italian consortium of record producers a sum equal to 2% of the gross receipts.
The judges of the court of Milan have ruled in the context of disputes brought by SCF in 2009 against the major Italian national radio networks. This past April SCF has reached an agreement with other broadcasters involved and judgment continued only against RTL that has not adhered to these arrangements.
The Court, after repeating the substantive and procedural legitimacy of SCF, sentenced that in the absence of other agreements between the parties, the extent of the compensation for the direct disk or similar device due to the manufacturer in accordance with art. 73 L.A. is equal to 2% of the proceeds.
YouTube Threatened with Big Copyright Lawsuit
Global Music Rights is a performing rights company that competes with other collecting societies such as ASCAP and BMI. Its clients include Pharrell Williams, John Lennon, The Eagles and Smokey Robison.
It claims that more than 20.000 videos are not licensed. Royalties that could amount to hundred of millions of dollars.
CEO Irving Azoff says that Google Inc. the owner of YouTube has shown no willing to cooperate and threatened to sue the company for copyright infringement.
Google responded by accusing Global Music Rights of attempting to circumvent the DMCA.
Google already settled a claim with Viacom this year by claiming that no money changed hands.