The conflict has been ongoing since YouSee in March 2024 demanded a reduction in payment of more than 70 % for the content in the TV packages. Although a temporary agreement has been reached to pay the rights holders, the matter is far from resolved.

To get a final decision, the rights holders have brought a number of cases before the Copyright Licence Board - an impartial board set up by the Danish Parliament to quickly and efficiently resolve conflicts of this kind.

The case in brief

  • March 2024: YouSee demands reduction of payment for content in TV packages by over 70 %
  • The rights holders' organisations, including the Danish Artist Association, cannot accept the demand.
  • After March 2024, YouSee will continue to sell TV packages - but without paying the rights holders
  • At the end of 2024, rights holders and YouSee will enter into a temporary payment agreement.
  • The case has been before the Copyright Licence Board for 1 year - the parties have submitted 14 pleadings and approximately 90 appendices.
  • March 2025: YouSee announces that it will not participate in cases brought before the Copyright Licence Board after all.

Neglecting the Danish model

YouSee has now informed the Copyright Licence Board that YouSee will not participate in the cases brought before the board after all. With this decision, YouSee is not only ignoring the Copyright Licence Board, but also the rules of the game decided by the Danish Parliament.

The rights holders continue to work to get YouSee to respect the established system and re-enter the process with the Copyright Licensing Board so that we can get an expert and fast processing of the conflict, which is also the Danish Parliament's intention for the board.


Drums Danish licence holders

YouSee's decision means that there is now the prospect of a protracted conflict that keeps rights holders in limbo and temporary solutions.

Instead of getting a decision from the Copyright Licence Board in the first half of 2026, YouSee will only consider the case it has brought before the Maritime and Commercial Court, where the company has sued the rights holders.

The decision could take up to 10 years with appeals and the involvement of the European Court of Justice, as YouSee has announced they intend to do.

Read more about the case: YouSee boycotts board set up by the Danish Parliament