Following successful legal action taken by Sky, licensees in Glasgow, Dundee, Lanarkshire and East Lothian have each been ordered to pay £10,000 in damages for infringing copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in their premises.
Sky sought and was awarded permanent injunctions in Edinburgh's Court of Session which prevent the licensees and anyone acting on their behalf from infringing showing Sky programming without the correct commercial licence.
The pubs have been ordered to pay damages, plus interest, and must also pay Sky’s costs and fund the publication of notices advertising the orders in local press.
