References: [1917] KB 125 CA
The plaintiff had sold to the Press photographic rights to a dog show. An independent photographer took pictures and sold them to the defendant, who published them. The plaintiff sought to restrain further publication.
Held: An injunction was refused on the ground that the dog show organisers and the plaintiff could, by contract, have laid down, but had failed to lay down, conditions of entry or as to banning the use of unauthorised cameras.
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- Cited – Douglas etc -v- Hello! Ltd etc ChD (Bailii, [2003] EWHC 786 (Ch), Times 21-Apr-03, [2003] 3 All ER 996, [2003] EMLR 31)
The claimants were to be married. They sold the rights to publish photographs of their wedding, but various of the defendants took and published unauthorised pictures.
Held: The claimants had gone to lengths to ensure the commercial value of . .