Hinton v Donaldson: SCS 1 Jul 1773

The House held that copyright did not exist in the law of Scotland except as provided for by the statute of 8 Anne.

Citations:

Unreported, July 1773

Statutes:

Statute of Anne 1710

Cited by:

FollowedDonaldson v Beckett HL 22-Feb-1774
Copyright Must Be Limited in Time
The booksellers’ statutory copyright rights had expired. They requested the court to recognise a continuing right akin to copyright under common law.
Held: Following Hinton -v- Donaldson, the Lords dissolved an injunction against Alexander . .
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Intellectual Property, Scotland

Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.184250