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Judge stops the music at Club Avenue, in Leicester after copyright breach

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A judge has banned a nightclub from playing music after it breached a legal ruling.

Mr Justice Warren said the owners could not play any music at Club Avenue, in Dryden Street, Leicester, after breaking copyright laws.

The judge, sitting at London's High Court, imposed the ban on Richard Banks and Andrew Bagshaw after hearing they played recorded copyrighted music at the club without a Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) licence.

The judge also ordered the owners to pay more than £1,600 in legal costs within 14 days.

Banks and Bagshaw were also ordered not to play any more music at any other premises they run until they bring their music licence up to date.

Failure to obey the order would be regarded as contempt of court, the penalties for which can be fines of up to £10,000 and up to six months in prison.

Ben Longstaff, counsel for PPL, said an inspector visited the Leicester club on March 23 and heard recorded tracks being played.

He said solicitors had sent letters telling the owners they could not play recorded music in public without a PPL licence.

The Mercury was unable to contact anyone at the club for a comment.


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