UK government faces mass compensation claim over EU copyright law

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( June 30, 2025, 16:12 GMT | Insight) -- The UK Government is facing a class action by two US unions who say it owes money to more than 30,000 performers because it failed to follow EU copyright legislation between 2016 and 2022 which would have seen them receive payments for the playing of their works in the UK. In response to the case filed in the UK's High Court, the government argued that the claimants were not entitled to bring the action as they did not constitute a class and it was also for the individuals themselves to bring a case. The UK Government is facing a class action by two US unions who say it owes money to more than 30,000 performers because it failed to follow EU copyright legislation between 2016 and 2022 which would have seen them receive payments for the playing of their works in the UK....

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UK government faces mass compensation claim over EU copyright law

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