Companies can be authors, says Singapore court
12 August 2010
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Peter Ollier, Hong Kong
A Singapore court has ruled that copyright can be owned by companies as well as individuals, in a dispute between two horse racing publications
On July 30 the High Court ruled that Asia Pacific Publishing, the publisher of
Racing Guide, was guilty of passing off and infringing the copyright of racing tables in Punter's Way, which is produced by Pioneers & Leaders.
"This definition clarifies who can sue for copyright infringement - a company or an individual," said Irving Cheoh, a partner of KhattarWong, which advised Pioneers & Leaders in the case.
Pioneers & Leaders has published Punter's Way since 1977. In 2008 the...
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