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Football Association Premier League Ltd v Panini UK Ltd [2004] FSR 1

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:18

Judgement for the case Football Association Premier League Ltd v Panini UK Ltd

Table Of Contents

  • Defendant made football stickers which were not authorised by the Premier League or any of its teams.

  • Stickers contained photos of players in their team strips, with the club badges and emblems visible on them.

  • Claimant alleged this was infringement of copyright in the badges and emblems as artistic works.

Held

  • Inclusion was not ‘incidental’ as per Section 30(2).

  • Key factor is commercial reason why Claimant’s work was included in Defendant’s work

    • if Claimant’s work was included to serve a commercial purpose, will not be ‘incidental’

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