Pubs ordered to pay total of £30k costs for breaching Premier League copyright
The pubs and the £30,000 of costs they have been ordered to pay are:
- The New Inn, Swindon – £7,000
- The Linley Tavern, Stoke – £6,292
- The Huntsman, Rochester – £8,120
- The Happy Wanderer, Durham – £8,721
These pubs follow the Premier League announcing earlier this month that a Manchester pub was ordered by the High Court to pay costs in excess of £8,000 for breaching the League’s copyright through unauthorised broadcasts of its matches.
A Premier League spokesman said these actions were part of its largest ever pub and supplier investigations programme.
"We will continue to take action against commercial premises that breach our copyright by making unauthorised foreign broadcasts of Premier League football. Already this season we have conducted hundreds of pub visits and commenced action against dozens of publicans, with cost awards being made in our favour on a regular basis.
"Our messages to publicans are clear: ignore the lies peddled by suppliers who make false claims about the legality of foreign broadcasts. And broadcast Premier League football in your pubs the right way – via Sky Sports and BT Sport commercial agreements."
