Socitm has reached an amicable settlement with a communications consultancy that infringed its copyright by quoting extensively from Better connected in a consultancy report commissioned by a leading local authority. The consultancy was not entitled to access the subscription-only report because it was not a subscriber to Socitm Insight.
In addition, no permission was sought to quote from Better connected 2008. The consultancy has agreed to take out a subscription to Socitm Insight and to pay Socitm’s legal costs. Socitm was advised by Simon Halberstam of its legal advisers
Sprecher Grier Halberstam LLP.