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A G v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2)

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Court
  
House of Lords

Location
  
United Kingdom

Citation(s)
  
[1990] 1 AC 109

Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2) [1990] 1 AC 109 is a UK copyright law and English trusts law case, concerning the confidentiality, profits and copyrights. It established that there can be an injunction and an award of monetary compensation or an account of profits.

Judgment

Lord Goff stated that ‘the copyright in the book, including the film rights, are held by him on constructive trust for the confider’.

References

A-G v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2) Wikipedia