Read the full judgment text of HCA 014731/1983 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. On 2nd November 1982, the Plaintiff and the Defendant signed five contracts for the copyright in certain films. Each contract was for the sale to the Plaintiff of the copyright to show in the United Kingdom a film to be made by the Defendant in China. In each contract, the price was US$15,000.00 which included two copies of the colour film in Chinese language but with Chinese and English subtitles. Two of the films were historical dramas called "Reign Behind the Curtain" (which I shall simply