Hearings
England & Wales
11 Feb 1980 [1980] Ch 282; [1980] 2 WLR 822; [1980] 2 All ER 669, CA
26 Mar 1981 [1982] AC 1; [1981] 2 WLR 646; [1981] 1 All ER 1057, HL(E)
Infabrics Ltd v Jaytex Ltd
Subject Matter
COPYRIGHT — Infringement — Artistic work — Design — Fabric design selected in Hong Kong — Shirts bearing design made in Hong Kong and imported into UK — Sale to public — No inquiry as to copyright — No prior knowledge — Whether “publication” — Whether infringement of copyright — Damages — Copyright Act 1956, ss 1 (1), 3 (5) (b), 18 (1), 49 (2) (c)
[1980] Ch 282; [1980] 2 WLR 822
COPYRIGHT — Infringement — Artistic work — Design — Fabric design selected in Hong Kong — Shirts bearing design made in Hong Kong and imported into UK — Sale to public — No inquiry as to copyright — No prior knowledge — Whether publication by “publishing” — Whether infringement of copyright — Whether damages for conversion available — Measure of damages — Copyright Act 1956, ss 1(1), 3(5)(b), 18(1), 49(2)(c)
[1980] Ch 282; [1982] AC 1; [1980] 2 WLR 822; [1981] 2 WLR 646
Appellate History
Infabrics Ltd v Jaytex Ltd [1980] Ch 282; [1980] 2 WLR 822; [1980] 2 All ER 669, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed
Infabrics Ltd v Jaytex Ltd [1982] AC 1; [1981] 2 WLR 646; [1981] 1 All ER 1057, HL(E)