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Jyy Huey Yap Student number: 14030428 Module Sub Group Code : F Question 1: The concept of 'taking of a substantial part' has been stretched too far by judges dealing with copyright infringement. Discuss. The British Copyright Designs and Patents Act 19881 effectively provide the maker of an original work a copyright. But copyright does not protects idea, it only protects the mode of expression of the idea, thus the taking of idea rather than the substance of work will not amount to infringement2. Similarly there is no protection for what is merely the style or technique with which a work is created3.The right holder will have negative right to stop others from infringing his or her copyright. Nevertheless, there is strict liability for copyright infringement. Infringement can either be primary or secondary. Primary infringement occurs when a person himself commits an infringing act or authorized another to do an infringing act restricted by...

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