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Chappell and Co Ltd v DC Thomson and Co: ChD 1928

In a claim for copyright infringement, the lack of artistic value in a work was irrelevant.

Judges:

Farwell J

Citations:

[1928-35] Mac CC 467

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedLudlow Music Inc v Williams and others ChD 2-Oct-2000
The claimant sought damages for copyright infringement in respect of two works which parodied a song to which they owned the rights.
Held: The amount copied, being as much as a quarter of the original work, meant that the claim was . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Intellectual Property

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.272766

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