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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2004 121(12):431-454; doi:10.1093/rpc/2004rpc22
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© Crown Copyright

[2004] R.P.C. 22

PEER INTERNATIONAL CORP v TERMIDOR MUSIC PUBLISHERS LTD

High Court of Justice—Chancery Division

(Neuberger J.): November 12–14 and December 11, 20021

[2002] EWHC 2675 (Ch); [2004] R.P.C. 22

Copyright—Musical compositions by Cuban composers—Cuban assignments of worldwide copyrights—Assignments not complying with Cuban legal formalities—Whether assignments effective—Subsequent Cuban law abrogating assignments—Whether Cuban law effective to divest UK copyrights from assignee—Whether effective to divest UK copyrights coming into existence after date of Cuban law—Reversionary rights—Confirmatory assignment by heirs—Whether effective to transfer reversionary rights—Addendum stating intention of confirmatory assignment was to transfer rights—Whether combined documents effective to transfer title.

Key Words: Conflict of laws • Copyright • Cuba • Musical works

1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.


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