Qatar Airways handed legal blow in major music copyright case

Aran News Saudi Arabia22 Jul, 2020News

The society is seeking damages from the airline for infringing performance rights for the music both in the UK, Qatar and other countries that its planes fly through. Normally, airlines agree licenses from groups like PRS to provide the music to passengers. In his ruling issued on Friday, Judge Colin Birrs said that while the case had connections to both Qatar and the UK, Qatar was not a more �natural forum� than London to hear the proceedings.