Read the full judgment text of HCA 003965/1986 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 September 1986.
1. On the 8th July 1986, the plaintiffs, who are record companies, carrying on business in Hong Kong, instituted proceedings against the defendants for infringement of copyright which it claims to have either as owners or exclusive licensees in a large library of sound recordings. Eight specific allegations of infringement are set out in paragraph 10 of the statement of claim which relate to two recordings of each of the four named plaintiffs. The plaintiffs sue on behalf of themselves and on be