One Media considers options after court vacates infringement judgement

Digital media content provider One Media iP Group updated the market on its claims in the US that its music rights had been exploited without authorisation.

The AIM-traded firm had initially filed proceedings on 5 May 2015, with the Nashville court ruling in its favour with regard to the actions of HHO Licensing, the Henry Hadaway Organisation and Henry Hadaway personally.

One Media announced at the time that the litigation was concluded.

On 17 September 2015 the Federal Court in Nashville, Tennessee issued a judgment in the sum of $781,846 against Henry Hadaway, HHO Licensing and Henry Hadaway Organisation - which included costs of $9,929 - for the wilful infringement of 1,466 recordings from the Point Classics catalogue owned exclusively by One Media.

However, on Monday One Media confirmed it had been notified by the court that - after an application from the Hadaway defendants - the court had retracted its jurisdiction over the defendants and vacated its judgement.

“The group is considering its position on the matter as to furthering the matter in the US,” One Media’s board said in a statement.