NIPC Law

Author Jaggery Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2-0 Source Wikipedia Jane Lambert Pablo Star Media Ltd v Bowen [2017] EWHC 2541 (IPEC) (13 Oct 2017) The above photograph is of a pub in Tenby where Dylan Thomas left the manuscript of Under Milk Wood   on a stool.   Under Milk Wood is a radio play about the residents of a fictional village called Llareggub. I am told by those proficient in the language that Llareggub means nothing at all in Welsh but the letters do mean something in English if the spelling is reversed. "Llar eggub"    less the first 3 letters spelt backwoods with the addition of the particle "-ation" I thought of Llareggub when I read Judge Hacon's judgment in the appeal from Deputy District Judge Vary's decision in Pablo Star Media Ltd v Bowen [2017] EWHC 2541 (IPEC) (13 Oct 2017) where the learned Enterprise Judge dismissed a copyright owner's appeal against Deputy District Judge Vary...

Author Bengt Nyman Creative Commons Licence Source Wikipedia Judge Hacon's decision in  Absolute Lofts South West London Ltd v Artisan Home Improvements Ltd and Another   [2015] EWHC 2608 (IPEC) (14 Sept 2015) is an interesting authority on how to assess damages for infringement of the copyrights subsisting in photographs. In this case, His Honour considered the principles for assessing both compensatory and additional damages. The Parties Absolute Lofts South West London Ltd ( "Absolute Lofts" )  claims to be the largest loft conversion company in Greater London while Artisan Home Improvements Limited ( "Artisan" ) offers fascias, block paving and loft conversions in Bradford. The owner of Absolute Lofts was   Craig Colton  ( "Mr Colton" ) and the owner of Artisan was  Darren Ludbrook ( "Mr Ludbrook" ). The Facts At various times Mr  Colton had taken photographs of loft conversions that his company has ...