(Patents County Court) Both parties published almanacs for yachtsmen. The plaintiff claimed copyright infringement and an injunction.
Held: An injunction was granted. Enough had been done by the plaintiff to show that in creating the work at issue, it had relied upon work labour and skills invested in an earlier version of the work. There was no issue for trial as to originality, and an injunction was appropriate.
Mummery J
[1993] FSR 455
England and Wales
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Cited – Ludlow 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 . .
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 21 December 2021; Ref: scu.272767