MediaWorks, Fairfax settle with Sky TV over copyright dispute

MediaWorks, Fairfax settle with Sky TV over copyright dispute
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Jan. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Free-to-air broadcaster MediaWorks Investments and publisher Fairfax New Zealand have settled with pay-TV operator Sky Network Television over a copyright dispute, leaving state-owned broadcaster Television New Zealand and NZX-listed NZME still defending the claim.  Auckland-based Sky TV filed High Court action against the nation's major media groups in 2016 claiming their use of rugby video footage online breached the Copyright Act and went beyond fair dealing provisions to allow news and current a...