In the case of a jointly authored copyright work, any consent or license to any act must be given by all the copyright owners. A non-consenting co-owner is entitled to an injunction against the infringing co-owner or putative licensee. Ordinarily co-owners of copyright hold as tenants in common, not as joint tenants.
Citations:
[1916] 2 KB 325
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Cited – Robin Ray v Classic FM Plc PatC 18-Mar-1998
Contractor and Client Copyrights
The plaintiff had contributed a design for a system of classifying and selecting tracks to be played on a radio station. He did so under a consultancy contract.
Held: A Joint authorship claim required that the contributor had made some direct . .
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.188598
