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Compo Co. Ltd. v. Blue Crest Music et al.

[1980] 1 SCR 357 Court SCC Decision date 1979-10-02 English

PartiesCompo Company Limited (Defendant) Appellant·Blue Crest Music Inc., Husky Music Inc. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (Plaintiffs) Respondents

Counsel (4)
D. J. Wright, Q.C., and D. H, MacOdrum, for the appellant.
R. T. Hughes, for the respondents.
Solicitors for the appellant: Hayhurst, Dale & Deeth, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondents: Donald F. Sim, Toronto.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves; McIntyre, William Rogers

Delivered by Judgment of the Court

On appeal from Federal Court of Appeal

Subjects Intellectual property

Contents

Judgment of the Court

The judgment of the Court was delivered by

[1936] 2 All E.R. 1496.
[1900] 1 Ch.

D. 73.

(1920), 270 F. 822.
(1948), 79 F. Supp. 664.
(1949), 171 F. 2d 905.
(1960), 285 F. 2d 546.
(1968), 292 F. Supp. 39.
(1969), 300 F. Supp. 32.
(1969), 418 F. 2d 1249.
(1971), 71 DTC 5486.

Footnotes

  1. [1] [1936] 2 All E.R. 1496.
  2. [2] [1900] 1 Ch. D. 73.
  3. [3] (1920), 270 F. 822.
  4. [4] (1948), 79 F. Supp. 664.
  5. [5] (1949), 171 F. 2d 905.
  6. [6] (1960), 285 F. 2d 546.
  7. [7] (1968), 292 F. Supp. 39.
  8. [8] (1969), 300 F. Supp. 32.
  9. [9] (1969), 418 F. 2d 1249.
  10. [10] (1971), 71 DTC 5486.
  11. [11] [1971] S.C.R. 821.
  12. [12] [1958] S.C.R. 577.