Machinery Market Ltd v Sheen Publishing Limited: ChD 1983

A newspaper republished advertisements which were in fact copied from a competitor. They blamed their printers.
Held: The plaintiff did own the copyright in the advertisements, and was entilted to an injunction and an account of profits. It was not a defence to blame the printers.

Walton J
[1983] FSR 431
Copyright Act 1956 15
England and Wales
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CitedNewspaper Licensing Agency Ltd v Marks and Spencer Plc HL 12-Jul-2001
The respondent company subscribed to a cuttings service, but redistributed the cuttings within its offices. The cuttings agency claimed that the re-distribution infringed their rights in the typographical arrangement. The cuttings did not give any . .

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Intellectual Property

Updated: 13 December 2021; Ref: scu.191192