One Radio was yesterday ordered to pay over €50,000 damages after a court ruled it had broadcast music without paying compensation to the copyright holders.

The Performing Right Society Limited filed an action for damages against One Productions Ltd, owner of the radio station.

The UK company claimed that ever since it was founded in October 1994 the station had broadcast music without a licence and without paying royalties to the music copyright holders.

Mr Justice Gino Camilleri, sitting in the First Hall of the Civil Court, confirmed that, in October 2008, the court had found in favour of the English company and had ruled that One Radio was liable in damages.

In yesterday's judgment, the court noted that the English company had limited its actions to broadcasts made by the station between January 1995 and December 1998. Thus, damages were computed to amount to €50,960.