Pro Sieben Media AG v Carlton UK Television Ltd and another

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[1998] All ER (D) 751
Court:	Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:	Nourse, Henry and Robert Walker LJJ
Representation	Martin Howe QC and Charlotte May (instructed by Denton Hall) for the plaintiff.
	Michael Silverleaf QC and Mark Vanhegan (instructed by Henry Hepworth) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates:	17 December 1998

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Copyright - Infringement - Defence - Fair dealing - Fair dealing for purposes of criticism or review - Fair dealing for purposes of reporting current events - Whether test objective or subjective - .

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