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Question on web browsing and copyright infringement referred to CJEU

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • Belarus, United Kingdom
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  • April 30 2013

On 17 April 2013, the Supreme Court of England and Wales provisionally held in Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v The Newspaper Licensing

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v Newzbin Ltd 2010 EWHC 608 (Ch): major victory for film industry against online piracy

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 3 2010

Mr Justice Kitchin's judgment in this case represents a major victory for the film industry against online piracy

Football Dataco Ltd v Brittens Pools Ltd: database copyright in football fixture lists.

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 30 2010

In Football Dataco Ltd v Brittens Pools Ltd 2010 EWHC 841 (Ch), Mr Justice Floyd has determined that the Claimants' football fixture lists are protected by the harmonised form of copyright provided for by Article 3 of the Database Directive, but has confirmed that the sui generis database right under Article 7 of the Directive does not apply to databases if the investment involved in their creation is limited to time and resources dedicated to the creation of the data themselves as opposed to their collection into a database

Experience Hendrix Llc v Times Newspapers Ltd: damages and the IP Enforcement Directive

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 4 2010

In September 2006, The Sunday Times issued a free CD (covermount) containing recordings of songs performed at the Royal Albert Hall (RAH) in 1969 by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

Harry Potter v Willy the Wizard

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 30 2010

In Paul Gregory Allen (acting as trustee of Adrian Jacobs (deceased)) v Bloomsbury Publishing plc 2010 EWHC 2560 (Ch) Mr Justice Kitchin denied a summary judgment application against claims that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire infringed the copyright in Willy the Wizard

Spiller v Joseph: defamation and “honest comment"

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 25 2011

The Supreme Court of England and Wales in Spiller v Joseph 2010 UKSC 53 has declined to alter radically the defence of "fair comment" in libel claims

The “innocent” copying defence: only applicable to works out of copyright

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 30 2012

In David Hoffman v Drug Abuse Resistance Education (UK) Ltd 2012 EWPCC 2, the Patents County Court of England and Wales assessed the use of the “innocent copying” defence under Section 97 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd: privacy, interim injunction, open justice and refusal to grant anonymity

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 25 2011

In JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd 2010 EWHC 2818 (QB), the High Court of England and Wales refused to continue an anonymity order, despite the parties having agreed thereto, but agreed to continue an order to withhold all information concerning the subject-matter of the case

Allegedly libellous comments on bulletin boards: the hosting defence

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 26 2010

In Imran Karim v Newsquest Media Group Ltd 2009 EWHC 3205 (QB), Mr Justice Eady granted an application to strike out a libel claim brought by an ex-solicitor against Newsquest

Giedo Van der Garde BV v Force India Formula One Team Ltd: breach of service agreement, restitution and “Wrotham Park” damages

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 30 2010

Mr Justice Stadlen in Giedo Van der Garde BV v Force India Formula One Team Ltd 2010 EWHC 2373 (QB), has found that Force India Formula One Team Ltd was in breach of its contract with Giedo Van der Garde by not providing him with the minimum number of driving kilometres for which Mr Van der Garde had paid US$3 million in the hope of gaining enough experience to win a Formula One driving seat

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