The pursuers claimed for breach of copyright and of a software licence. The defendants disputed the title or right of the pursuers to claim.
Held: The assignation of the rights in the software carried with it the rights to enforce intellectual property rights and rights in licences previously granted.
Judges:
Lord Kingarth
Citations:
[2005] ScotCS CSOH – 28, [2005] CSOH 28
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Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Citing:
Cited – Saphena Computing Ltd v Allied Collection Agencies Ltd 1995
The court faced a claim as regards an undeveloped computer system which was sold with bugs ‘warts and all’.
Held: The court spoke of expert evidence that in a bespoke system, bugs were inevitable. . .
Cited – Kaisha v Green Cartridge Company (Hong Kong) Limited PC 30-Apr-1997
(Hong Kong) The claimants complained of the sale by the defendants of refilled cartridges for use with their printers.
Held: The spare cartridge manufacturer’s appeal failed: ‘repair is by definition something which does not amount to the . .
Cited – Bank of Scotland v Dunedin Property Investment Co Ltd IHCS 24-Sep-1998
Issue of loan stock supported by charge for ‘all costs charges and expenses incurred’ this included the breakage cost of the bank in setting up interest-rate swap arrangements to protect itself against swings in costs. . .
Cited – British Actors Film Company Limited and Co v Glover 1918
Under a written agreement the owners of the copyright in a dramatic and the musical work agreed to let to the defendant the right of professionally performing the work in the provinces of the United Kingdom, reserving to themselves full liberty to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Intellectual Property, Contract
Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.222733
