Meltwater has consented to a Federal Court court order to prevent it from supplying Isentia press clippings to clients.
Isentia filed a court application last week to prevent Meltwater from unlawfully using its services. This includes using a company in India to scrape content from Isentia services, which Isenta alleges is a 'free ride on Isentia’s technology, copyright licences and rights with publishers'.
Isentia claimed this enabled Meltwater to provide press clippings to its own clients without having to pay any of the costs or copyright fees involved.
It also alleged Meltwater made false representations to its customers, including current and former Isentia customers, concerning Isentia’s services in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.