2/2/2011
START DATE
END DATE
17-Feb-11
Sesame Workshop & Bermuda Broadcasting Company Ltd v. Bermuda Cablevision Limited
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CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda
CIVIL JURISDICTION
Richard Ground
Nathaniel Turner
Ben Adamson
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The case centers on a copyright dispute involving the retransmission of Sesame Workshop's copyrighted children's educational programming by Bermuda Cablevision Limited. Sesame Workshop licensed Bermuda Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) to broadcast its content in Bermuda but Cablevision's retransmission of the same programming from a PBS station in the United States via cable led to the dispute.
SUMMARY:
The issue revolves around the interpretation of 'broadcast' in the BBC?s license and the application of the Copyright and Designs Act 2004 to determine if the BBC has standing to sue for copyright infringement over cable transmissions.
OUTCOMES:
The application to strike out the BBC's action was dismissed allowing the case to proceed.
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Sesame Workshop & Bermuda Broadcasting Company Ltd v. Bermuda Cablevision Limited
The case centers on a copyright dispute involving the retransmission of Sesame Workshop's copyrighted children's educational programming by Bermuda Cablevision Limited. Sesame Workshop licensed Bermuda Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) to broadcast its content in Bermuda but Cablevision's retransmission of the same programming from a PBS station in the United States via cable led to the dispute.