ROBIN GEORGE LE STRANGE MEAKIN vs BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION & ORS

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2010 MarsdenLR 2538

HIGH COURT ENGLAND AND WALES
ROBIN GEORGE LE STRANGE MEAKIN – Appellant
Versus
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION & ORS – Respondent

Table of Content
1. description of the factual background of the case. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. details of applications before the court. (Para 8 , 9 , 10)
3. examination of claimant's proposals. (Para 12 , 13 , 14)
4. development and strategies behind the chg program. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27)
5. discussion on copyright claims and their viability. (Para 28 , 29 , 30)
6. analysis of the claims based on copyright laws. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36)
7. assessment of similarities and commons between chg and proposals. (Para 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 44 , 45)
8. court’s reasoning on proceeding to trial. (Para 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60)
9. outcome of copyright claims and decisions. (Para 64 , 65 , 66 , 67)
10. final conclusions and orders of the court. (Para 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82)

Justice Arnold:

Introduction

[1] This is the latest in a series of cases in which an individual who has submitted proposals for television game show formats to television broadcasters and/or production companies on a speculative basis subsequently claims that his proposals have been copied in a broadcast programme or series.

[2] In the

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2010 MarsdenLR 2538

HIGH COURT ENGLAND AND WALESROBIN GEORGE LE STRANGE MEAKIN – AppellantVersusBRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION & ORS – Respondent

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HIGH COURT ENGLAND AND WALES
ROBIN GEORGE LE STRANGE MEAKIN – Appellant
Versus
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION & ORS – Respondent