Cases

A&M Records Ltd & Anr v Video Collection International Ltd

Issue

Who was the "author" of the sound recording under s 9(2) CDPA? By whom were the arrangements necessary for the making of the recording undertaken? Alternatively, was IE the owner in equity under the principles of Massine v De Basil? And if the plaintiffs were not the owners of the copyright, was R estopped from asserting his ownership?

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