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The Duchess of Sussex wins copyright claim against the Mail on Sunday
Posted: 7th May 2021
The High Court held that Meghan Markle is the sole copyright owner of the letter which she sent to her father after her wedding to Prince Harry.
Background
In February of this year, Meghan Markle had won most of her claim for misuse of private information and copyright infringement. But the Mail on Sunday suggested that she may not have been the sole copyright owner and argued that the letter had been co-written by the Duchess of Sussex’s former communications secretary Jason Knauf. However, the High Court has confirmed that this has been denied by him.
What is Copyright?
Copyright is the legal right that protects the use of your work. The current copyright legislation in the UK is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 which governs the rights of owners and the responsibilities of other people who want to distribute, adapt or use the work.
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