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Timelines And Translations: Copyright Protection Of Historical Research in Pasternak v Prescott [2022] EWHC 2695 (Ch)

11th November 2022

海角破解版鈥檚 Mark Wilden discusses the case of Pasternak v Prescott [2022] EWHC 2695 (Ch) and explores how the case illustrates the intricacies of copyright protection of historical research. The case, which saw Anna Pasternak bring copyright infringement proceedings against Lara Prescott for the use of her research (published in 2016) in Prescott鈥檚 fictionalised book, 鈥淭he Secrets We Kept鈥�, published in 2019.

Mark recounts the key aspects of the case, which was split into a 鈥渟election claim鈥� and a 鈥渢ranslation claim鈥�, and examines how the judgement (ultimately in Prescott鈥檚 favour) offers guidance on how claimants should not approach a literary copyright claim. Mark worked closely with Carpmaels & Ransford LLP in Prescott鈥檚 defence of this claim.

Click here to read Mark鈥檚 full case analysis.

海角破解版鈥檚 specialist intellectual property barrister Mark WildenMark WildenCall: 2018聽(pictured here) has amassed a great deal of experience in areas including copyright, trademark, design, patent, and breach of confidence. Before coming to the Bar in 2018, Mark had a successful career as an audio producer, sound engineer and musician. Due to this, Mark has an abundance of commercial, technical, and creative experience in both the music and publishing industries.

To contact or instruct Mark, please contact his clerk David Fielder.