However strikingly original is a work, copyright law alone will not prevent others expressing the same idea themselves, even if the result is similar.
References: [1984] FSR 399
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Designers Guild Ltd v Russell Williams (Textiles) Ltd (Trading As Washington DC) HL 28-Nov-2000
Copyright Claim: Was it Copied, and How Much?
The claimant sought to enforce its copyright in artwork for a fabric design Ixia, saying the defendant’s design Marguerite infringed that copyright. Two issues faced the House. Just what had been copied and if any, then did this amount amount to the . .
(Gazette 18-Jan-01, Times 28-Nov-00, , , [2000] UKHL 58, [2001] 1 All ER 700, [2000] 1 WLR 2416, [2001] FSR 113, [2001] ECDR 10, [2001] FSR 11) - Cited – Navitaire Inc v Easyjet Airline Co and Another ChD 30-Jul-2004
The claimant alleged infringement of its copyright in a software system which dealt with airline reservations. It was not said that any code had been copied, but merely that an express requirement of the defendant ordering the system was that it . .
([2005] ECDR 17, , [2004] EWHC 1725 (Ch), [2006] RPC 111)
These lists may be incomplete.
Last Update: 27 November 2020; Ref: scu.192010 br>