Donoghue v Allied Newspapers Limited: 1938

Farwell J said: ‘If the idea, however original, is nothing more than an idea, and is not put into any form of words, or any form of expression such as a picture, then there is no such thing as copyright at all.’

Judges:

Farwell J

Citations:

[1938] Ch 106

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Intellectual Property

Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.424774