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Byrne v. BBC Settled. BBC To Apologize On The Air
Byrne v. British Broadcasting Corporation
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Chris Byrne's case against the BBC has been settled on the basis of a public
apology to Byrne and Seanchai by the BBC, together with a reasonable payment
to Byrne by the BBC for inadvertently using his music, and a contribution by
the BBC toward his legal costs. The apology will be read and displayed on
the air during the first Spotlight program for the fall season of BBC
Northern Ireland. The apology states as follows: "In a Spotlight programme
broadcast on October 5, 1999 the BBC inadvertently breached the copyright of
the composer Chris Byrne. The BBC would like to apologise to Byrne and his
band Seanchai for this. The BBC also wishes to point out that the use of
this composer's music was in no way intended to imply his support for any of
the views or opinions expressed or examined in the programme."
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