A receiver had been appointed by the Court to effect a sale of the partnership business. The receiver disposed of assets of the partnership. Sheppard Morling and Spender JJ stated that sale of the copyright by the Receiver pursuant to the terms of his appointment by the Court constituted a devolution by operation of law within the meaning of s.196 of the Copyright Act 1968.
Sheppard Morling and Spender JJ
(1983) 2 IPR 99
Australia
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Mentioned – Cala Homes (South) Ltd and others v Alfred McAlpine Homes East Ltd ChD 6-Jul-1995
The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had copied its house designs after a senior employee involved in creating the designs left and eventually came to work for the defendant. The plaintiff alleged that the copying was flagrant allowing . .
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Updated: 03 September 2021; Ref: scu.269662