Cases

Fisher v Brooker & Onward Music Ltd

Issue

(1) Whether there could be a fair trial given the length of time that had passed;

(2) If so, whether F's contribution was capable of conferring on him an interest in the musical copyright;

(3) If so, whether any interest to which F would otherwise be entitled was defeated by the prior interests of others (derived from an assignment of the copyright in an early version of the song), the terms of the band's recording contract, or estoppel, acquiescence or laches.

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