The claimant company had acquired the copyrights to the works of several Cuban musicians. A law later passed by Cuba in 1960 had allowed the musicians to re-assign their copyrights.
Held: A title to property which had been given by English law could not be removed by any foreign law. There might be exemptions for occasions of national emergency or similar, but such exceptions would be for Parliament to grant. The abstract nature of copyright did not require it to be dealt with differently in this respect from other property.
Judges:
Neuberger J
Citations:
Times 02-Jan-2003
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Peer International Corporation Southern Music Publishing Company Inc Peermusic (UK) Limited v Termidor Music Publishers Limited Termidor Musikverlag Gmbh and Co Kg -And-Editoria Musical De Cuba CA 30-Jul-2003
Peer sought declarations that they were the owners, or licensees, of the UK copyright in musical works composed by Cuban nationals, relying on assignments in writing by the composers and in some instances by their heirs. The defendants claimed under . .
See Also – Peer International Corp and others v Termidor Music Publishers Ltd and Another ChD 25-May-2005
The claimants sought declarations as to the ownership of copyrights to music fom Cuba. Many witnesses would be required to give evidence from Cuba. Attempts to take evidence by video link from Cuba had failed. It was suggested that the judge might . .
See Also – Peer International Corporation and others v Termidor Music Publishers Ltd and others ChD 16-Nov-2006
Claim for English copyright of Cuban musical scores. . .
See Also – Peer International Corporation and others v Termidor Music Publishers and others CA 23-Nov-2007
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Intellectual Property, International
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.178695