Bosal Africa (Pty) Ltd v Grapnel (Pty) Ltd and another 1985 (4) SA 882 (C)
Followed
480
Fax Directories (Pty) Ltd v SA Fax Listings CC [1990] 1 All SA 107
(1990 (2) SA 164) (D) Discussed and Applied
480
Galago Publishers (Pty) Ltd and another v Erasmus [1989] 1 All SA 431
(1989 (1) SA 276) (A) Referred to
484
Haupt t/a Soft Copy v Brewers Marketing Intelligence (Pty) Ltd and others
2006 (4) SA 458 (SCA) Followed
480
Insamcor (Pty) Ltd v Maschienenfabriek Sidler Stalder AG t/a Sistag
1987 (4) SA 660 (W) Referred to
482
Jacana Education (Pty) Ltd v Frandsen Publishers (Pty) Ltd [1998] 1 All SA
123 (1998 (2) SA 965) (SCA) Referred to
482
Klep Valves (Pty) Ltd v Saunders Valve Co Ltd [1987] 4 All SA 147
(1987 (2) SA 1) (AD) Referred to
481
Laugh It Off Promotions CC v SAB International (Finance) BV t/a SAB Mark
International and another 2005 (8) BCLR 743 (2006 (1) SA 144) (CC)
Applied
488
Payen Components SA Ltd v Bavic CC and others [1995] 2 All SA 600
(1995 (4) SA 441) (A) Referred to
482
Waylite Dairy CC v First National Bank Ltd [1995] 1 All SA 451
(1995 (1) SA 645) (AD) Referred to
481
Canada
CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada [2004] 1 SCR 339
Referred to
Europe
480
Football Data Co Limited and others v Brittens Pools Limited and others, C
604/10 dated 01 March 2012 (ECJ) Referred to
United Kingdom
487
Football League Ltd v Littlewoods Pools Ltd (1959) Ch 637 (ChD) Discussed
485
Page 463 of [2014] 2 All SA 461 (GJ)
Ladbroke (Football) Ltd v William Hill (Football) Ltd [1964] 1 All ER 465 (HL)
Referred to
484
Occular Sciences Ltd v Aspect Vision Care Ltd [1997] RPC 289 (ChD)
Referred to
481
University of London Press Ltd v University Tutorial Press Ltd [1916] 2 Ch
601 Referred to
484
Judgment
KGOMO J:
Introduction
[1] The plaintiff instituted action proceedings against the defendant for infringing, since December 2007, and
continuing to infringe, its copyright in the annual and/or weekly soccer fixtures or lists, which infringement is
as contemplated by section 23 read with section 6 of the Copyright Act 1978 (Act 98 of 1978) as amended
("the Copyright Act" or "the Act") by using, without licence or permission or authority from the plaintiff, its
weekly and/or annual fixture lists in its Sport Stake betting game or business.
[2] The defendant has defended the action.
[3] The specific allegations in the plaintiff's particulars of claim are that:
3.1
Since the creation of the annual list in respect of the season commencing August 2007 and the weekly
list since December 2007, the defendant has infringed, and continues to infringe, the plaintiff's copyright
in the annual list and/or the weekly list as contemplated by section 23, read with section 6 o f t h e
Copyright Act, by virtue of the following:
3.1.1
The defendant is not the owner or the licensee of the copyright in any of the lists.
3.1.2
The defendant has unlawfully reproduced and continues to unlawfully reproduce a