Hoteliers criticise European court ruling on bedroom royalties

The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) today described as 'outrageous' a decision by the European Court of Justice that could require Irish hotels to pay royalties for the use of TV and radio broadcasts by guests in the privacy of their hotel bedrooms.

The case had been referred to the court by the Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited organisation, which collects royalties for copyrighted works.