JOSEPH ABIO NARTEY (PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT) vs. REV. E. AMANKWAH ADDO (DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) [2011]DLCA7908

JOSEPH ABIO NARTEY (PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT) vs. REV. E. AMANKWAH ADDO (DEFENDANT/... [2011]DLCA7908

Date	2011-07-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/ 248/2010
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA7908

KANYOKE J.A.

KUSI APPIAH J.A.

OFOE J.A.

MR. A. T. TAMAKLOE FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT

MR. DOMONIC OWUSU-SEKYERE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2011]DLCA7908
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSEPH ABIO NARTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>REV. E.
AMANKWAH ADDO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO.H1/ 248/2010&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
21ST JULY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
A. T. TAMAKLOE FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
DOMONIC OWUSU-SEKYERE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KANYOKE
J.A., KUSI APPIAH J.A., OFOE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>OFOE, J.A:&nbsp; I will begin this judgment with a summary of
the pleadings of the parties before the trial court. I believe it would serve
the purpose of setting out what the exact issues for adjudication were and the
laws applicable. The plaintiff is laying claim to two publications, “A Hand
Book on Driving” and “Questions and Answers for Passing Your Driving Test”. It
is his case that the defendant had infringed his copy right by reproducing and
authorizing the reproduction of substantial part of these books. These
infringements, according to plaintiff, can be found in defendant’s book
entitled ‘Passing Your Driving Theory with Ease.” He particularized the pages
where the defendant had caused the reproduction in paragraph 7 and 8 of his
statement of claim. He alleged further that there is a book “Driver Companion,
A Comprehensive Textbook On Defensive Driving” authored by the defendant,
portions of which the defendant lifted from his Handbook on Driving. It is his
believe that unless the court intervenes the defendant will not stop the
infringement. He is in court therefore asking for:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General Damages for
Infringement of the Plaintiff’s copyright in the literally work entitled “Questions
and Answers for Passing Your Driving Test”<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Injunction to restrain the
Defendant (whether acting by himself, his servants or agents or any of them or
otherwise howsoever) from infringing the Plaintiff’s copyright.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the delivery up
and forfeiture to the Plaintiff of all infringing copies of the Plaintiff’s
copyright work or in the alternative, destruction of all such infringing
copies.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the
cancellation of the Certificates of Registration issued to the Defendant by the
Copyright Office in respect of the books entitled, “Passing Your Driving Theory
with Ease” and “Passing Your Driving Theory With Ease (Driver’s Companion)”.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the forfeiture
or destruction of the printing plates and all other materials used for the
infringement of the Plaintiff’s copyright.<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;