Copyright protection for non-dominant creative collaborators

Impact: Society impacts, Commercial impacts, Policy impacts

Description of impact *

Monograph relied upon in landmark case which establishes precedent for a more inclusive and contextual approach to determining joint authorship in copyright law. At the Hearing the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) ordered both parties prepare submissions on Chapter 2 of the monograph and the final judgment cites the book, an indication of its influence on the outcome of that case (Kogan v Martin [2020] FSR 3, [34], [67]). This outcome benefits not only the collaborator in that case, but provides a basis for other non-dominant creative collaborators to assert and negotiate a better deal for credit and remuneration
Impact date2019
Category of impactSociety impacts, Commercial impacts, Policy impacts
Impact levelAdoption (early)