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1、Case9-6RANSOME-KUTIv.PHONOGRAM,LTD.411292ChenYiyu411391WuHuiqiang1.WhoisPlaintiffandfromwhatstate?RANSOME-KUTIAndhecomesfromNigeria.2.Whyaretheybringingsuit?BecausethelicensegrantedtoNigeriancompanytoreproducetheplaintiff’scopyrightedmusicalworkthroughoutAfricaalsogavethelicensetherighttoproducer

2、ecordinGhanatoanotherfirm.3.Whoisdefendantandfromwhatstate?ThecompanyofthePhonogramisthedefendant.AndthecompanycomesfromGhana.4.Howdidsuitproceed?·Thedefendantsadmittedthattheplaintiffcreatedandcomposedamusicalworkentitled“EverythingScatter”inNigeria·Accordingtotheevidence,theplaintiffassignedtoP

3、honogram,Ltd.(Nigeria)from14October1975,thesoleandexclusiverighttoproduceorreproduceandselltheworkonrecords,tapes,albumsandcassettetapes.ThecopyrighthasbeentransferredtotheNigeriancompany,producedintheentireAfricancontinentwithinthreeyearsincopyandsalesrecordsortapes.TheNigeriancompanyhaslicensed

4、thedefendants-----asubsidiarycompanyinGhana(belongtoAfrica)toreproducethesaidmusicalworkinGhanaforthem.·Itwasdecidedthatthepublishingagreementbetweenanauthorandhispublisherisapersonalthingandintereststothepartiesandshouldnotbeassignedwithouttheauthor’sconsent.Plaintiff’sattorneyreferredthecaseofG

5、riffithv.TowerPublishingCo.,Ltd.,1715.Whatdecisionwasgivenbyjudge?Theplaintiff’sapplicationwasdismissed6.Whatlegalissuewerecitedindecision?“CopyrightAct,1961(ActNo.85)whichpermitsthegrantoflicenses,stipulatesasfollows:”Alicensetodoanactfallingwithinthecopyrightmaybewrittenororal,ormaybeinferredfr

6、omconduct,andmayberevokedatanytime.Section10(2)ofthecopyrightAct,1961(ActNo.85)Anassignmentortestamentarydispositionmaybelimitedsoastoapplytoonlysomeoftheactswhichtheownerofthecopyrighthasexclusiverighttocontrolortoapartonlyoftheperiodofthecopyright.7.DoyouthinkJusticewasserved?Yes,Ithinkthejusti

7、cewasserved.SincethecopyrightinthemusicalworkisvestedintheNigeriancompanyandthesaidcompanyhasgivenlicensetodefendanttoreproducethetapeintheAfrica’scountry.Thankyouforyourlistening.