TV listings
Although TV listing, that is details of the programmes to be shown on television or heard on radio over the next day or week, are usually protected by copyright, there are special provisions applying to their use.
If you are a publisher of a newspaper or magazine, you can use the listings of any channel as a licence of right. However, in the absence of agreement over the terms and conditions for such use, including the royalty to be paid, the matter can be referred to the copyright tribunal for independent adjudication.
Most TV listings are licensed through the following collecting society:
Where users or prospective users are unhappy about the terms and conditions offered by collective licensing bodies, they may be able to seek independent adjudication on the matter from The Copyright Tribunal.
