15 Aug 1994
JOHAN HENDRIK CORNELIS KEMP v. SING PAO NEWSPAPER AND PUBLICATIONS, LTD
- Citation
- JOHAN HENDRIK CORNELIS KEMP v. SING PAO NEWSPAPER AND PUBLICATIONS, LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ18715/1993
Court found on the evidence and statutory presumptions that the plaintiff was the author and owner of copyright in the six photographs; the defendant published the photographs without licence (infringement proven); damages assessed by starting with a reasonable authorised fee (plaintiff valued at US$200 each) and applying a premium because plaintiff would have refused a licence, resulting in an award of double the plaintiff's valuation (US$400 per photograph) converted to HKD for six photographs, totaling HK$18,720 plus interest from 27 February 1993.