Two US Courts of Appeal have, in the space of nine weeks, confirmed two clear and concise rules for using samples without consent: For musical compositions: when sampling another writer’s song, the sample must be so short or insignificant that the average listener would not recognise the original composition from the sample taken; and For … Read more
Judgment was handed down by the Court of Appeal on 5 November in a case brought by a friend of Cherie Blair, who sought an emergency injunction to prevent the Mail on Sunday from publishing allegedly libellous allegations about her. Ms Green’s counsel argued that section 12 of the Human Rights Act 1998 had superseded … Read more
The Database Right, which was thought to provide wide-ranging protection for databases far beyond that afforded by standard copyright, has been narrowed. On 9 November 2004, the European Court of Justice finally ruled in the case of British Horseracing Board v William Hill by giving answers to some key questions regarding interpretation of the Database Right, which … Read more
his case where judgment was handed down on 29 October concerned the allegations which surrounded Arnold Schwarzenegger as he stood for election as governor of California. The claimant was the television presenter Anna Richardson. She was one of a number of women who came forward and suggested that Schwarzenegger had engaged in inappropriate conduct. It … Read more
