PPL fine for Cornish nightclub
A Cornish nightclub owner is facing a hefty bill after being caught playing copyright music without a proper licence.
Matthew Cudlipp, who runs Shades in Falmouth, was ordered by a High Court judge to pay legal costs of £1,581 and not to play any music until his music licence is brought up-to-date.
Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) launched the case after one of its inspectors visited the nightclub last November.
PPL said Cudlipp was sent letters informing him that it was an infringement of copyright not to have a licence.
Cudlipp did not respond to the letters, nor did he attend or send a representative to hear the judge's ruling.
