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A licensee has paid out £14,308 for screening Sky using a domestic card in an out of court settlement.
The civil action against Neil Burgess, of Notleys in Lowestoft, Suffolk was brought by Russell-Cooke solicitors on behalf of Sky.
The case is unusual as it is a civil rather than a criminal prosecution – in prior cases licensees have also lost their personal licences.
Sky’s investigation agents visited the pub as part of their ongoing campaign to crack down on licensees avoiding paying commercial rates.
“The settlement from Mr Burgess reflects how seriously this matter is taken,” said a Sky spokesperson.
“Sky is committed to protecting the interests of our legitimate customers and will continue to take action against licensees who break the law.
“We consistently undertake a number of activities that ultimately can lead to legal action against individuals who choose to enjoy the benefits of Sky programming without the correct commercial agreement.’’
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d smithers 06/08/2008 14:04:24  |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky this is ridiculous, this is a civil matter, these people should not part witha penny until it is actually proved to be illegal under european law. This post replies to this thread |
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| david atkinson 06/08/2008 15:16:16 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky I think you have got a little bit mixed up showing Sky with dmmestic licence in a pub is not going to be taken to the european court, but the fight for the right to use a foreign satellite provider to show e p l games in a pub ,that is the case that is being taken to the european courts This post replies to d smithers > RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky |
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| edward carpenter 06/08/2008 15:37:50 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky Absolutely,I`d be interested to see Sly`s approach now on capturing overseas decoders. This case is however,blatant fraud. This post replies to david atkinson > RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky |
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| Forum user 3916 06/08/2008 15:42:50 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky And will publicans still go with chancing the domestic cards - probably! This post replies to this thread |
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| Craig Brough 06/08/2008 15:44:01 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky Isn't it funny though since the ruling of the Karen Murphy case and the foreign satellite suppliers to be heard in Europe things have been pretty quiet on the ongoing prosecutions of showing foreign football vowed by the Premier League and MPS. Could it be that they are finding it hard to bring the prosecutions ahead due to the recent rulings? I may be speaking too soon but it does not seem that the PL/MPS are rushing to bring these prosecutions ahead otherwise we would have heard something by now. This post replies to this thread |
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martin kay 06/08/2008 17:55:48 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky Could it also be that the footie season has not started yet, or are we talking last seasons actions? edited by: martin kay at: 06/08/2008 17:56:45 This post replies to Craig Brough > RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky |
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| tony diston 07/08/2008 02:37:49 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky serves him right This post replies to this thread |
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| Dave Fare 07/08/2008 05:49:15 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky We're still ongoing with the court appearances, However, I know of an area where the equipment has been returned to licensees, I think MPS and local TS are suddenly back-pedalling, it's damage limitation time!!! This post replies to this thread |
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| david atkinson 07/08/2008 12:56:32 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky I agree, but i think mps/ epl/sky will be out and about in the next couple of weeks looking for anyone in pubs showing foreign satellite useing none european sats such as Digiald and art /showtime as these are not european sat providers so you still need to be careful out there This post replies to Craig Brough > RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky |
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| Forum user 4133 09/08/2008 00:40:46 |
RE: £14,000 fine for illegal Sky personally i wouldnt take the risk - but i wonder why sky cant help out small and new operators like us who have taken a pub which was on its knees and are slowly building it back up ( against the current trend - thank goodness) by having a starter package based on turnover and number of years in residence rather than thier heavy handed pay loads of cash or else approach - thier charges make it totally unviable to have the service which therefore leaves customers who want to watch the footie with no alternative but to go elsewhere - surely they can see that if they were to offer some differing deals they would benefit if screening increased the trade This post replies to this thread |
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