Paramount Home Entertainment International Ltd & Ors v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 3479 (Ch) (13 November 2013)

Paramount Home Entertainment International Ltd & Ors v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 3479 (Ch) (13 November 2013)

Operators and users of the target websites communicate claimants' copyright works to the public and infringe copyright; defendants are service providers with actual knowledge; orders for website blocking are proportionate and appropriate under section 97A.

Citation
[2013] EWHC 3479 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: Paramount Home Entertainment International Limited; Claimant: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Limited; Claimant: Twentieth Century Fox Film Company Limited; Claimant: Universal Pictures (UK) Limited; Claimant: Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Limited; Claimant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.; Defendant: British Sky Broadcasting Limited; Defendant: British Telecommunications PLC; Defendant: Everything Everywhere Limited; Defendant: TalkTalk Telecom Limited; Defendant: Telefónica UK Limited; Defendant: Virgin Media Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 November 2013
Procedural Posture
Application for Website Blocking Orders / Judgment
Outcome
Orders granted as sought by the claimants, subject to minor amendments in recitals.
Legal Topics
Website Blocking, Copyright Infringement, Communication to the Public, Section 97 a Injunctions, Internet Service Providers Liability
Intellectual Property Copyright Law Information Technology Law Website Blocking Copyright Infringement Communication to the Public Section 97 a Injunctions Internet Service Providers Liability

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Parties

Paramount Home Entertainment International Limited

Claimant

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Limited

Claimant

Twentieth Century Fox Film Company Limited

Claimant

Universal Pictures (UK) Limited

Claimant

Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Limited

Claimant

Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Claimant

British Sky Broadcasting Limited

Defendant

British Telecommunications PLC

Defendant

Everything Everywhere Limited

Defendant

TalkTalk Telecom Limited

Defendant

Telefónica UK Limited

Defendant

Virgin Media Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application for Website Blocking Orders / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether operators and/or users of specified websites infringe claimants' copyrights
  2. 2 Whether defendants as ISPs have actual knowledge and are service providers under section 97A
  3. 3 Whether orders sought are proportionate and discretionary

Ratio Decidendi

Operators and users of the target websites communicate claimants' copyright works to the public and infringe copyright; defendants are service providers with actual knowledge; orders for website blocking are proportionate and appropriate under section 97A.

Court Disposition

Orders granted as sought by the claimants, subject to minor amendments in recitals.

Orders

  • Defendants must block access to www.solarmovie.so and www.tubeplus.me as specified in the orders.
  • Recitals in orders for First and Fourth Defendants must state that operators and/or users of the target websites used the services of the relevant Defendant to infringe copyrights in the UK.