Beckingham v Hodgens: ChD 2002

Copyright in music – custom amd practice within the industry.

Citations:

[2002] EWHC 2143 (Ch), [2002] EMLR 45

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromHodgens v Beckingham CA 19-Feb-2003
The defendant appealed a finding of infringement in a music copyright work, ‘Young at Heart’, based on a claim of joint authorship. The claimant had delayed his claim for many years, but now sought only rights to future royalties.
Held: The . .
CitedFisher v Brooker and Another ChD 20-Dec-2006
The claimant said that he had contributed to the copyright in the song ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ but had been denied royalties. He had played the organ and particularly the organ solo which had contrbuted significantly to the fame of the record.
Appeal fromBeckingham v Hodgens CA 4-Dec-2002
Renewed application for leave to appeal – refused – appeal against finding on facts. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Intellectual Property

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.247515