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Copyright, Software & Digital Content
Creative ownership, software rights, licensing and online content.
Sources last reviewed 28 July 2026
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Get legal helpMain laws
Arbitration Act 1996
UKPGA 1996 c 23
Consumer Rights Act 2015
UKPGA 2015 c 15
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
UKPGA 1988 c 48
Misrepresentation Act 1967
UKPGA 1967 c 7
Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018
SI 2018/597
Gambling Act 2005
2005 c. 19
Communications Act 2003
2003 c. 21
Cases
Airconco UK Limited v DC Air Condition and Refrigeration Limited
For ordinary businesses, the lesson is simple: do not treat website copy as free to reuse just because it is public and promotional. If you lift wording from a...
Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
If your business is filing patents for AI systems in the UK, this case changes the framing. It is no longer a strong argument to say an ANN is not a computer...
Equity & Ors v Talent Systems Europe Limited (trading as Spotlight)
If your business runs a directory, marketplace or subscription platform for freelancers, this case shows that labels alone do not decide your legal status, but your...
Sky UK Limited v The Office of Communications
The durable lesson is about service classification, not a blanket label for every Sky product. The ruling supports Ofcom’s interpretation for the issue in dispute...
Wise Payments Limited v With Wise Limited & Ors
If you are choosing or changing a brand, do not stop at checking whether another business looks like a direct competitor. Map what your business actually does now,...
Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd
Flexibility before an assignment does not prevent employment obligations arising during an accepted assignment. Businesses using casual or assignment-by-assignment...
Engineer.AI Global Limited v Appy Pie Ltd & Anor
If your brand leans on a common descriptive word, treat evidence as part of the brand asset. Keep UK-specific sales figures, campaign records, website metrics,...
WaterRower (UK) Limited v Liking Limited (t/a Topiom)
Do not read this case as saying copied products are safe. The narrower lesson is that WaterRower’s copyright case failed on subsistence, despite accepted copying,...
Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd
Implementation contracts need careful delay, acceptance, termination and damages drafting. If the contract does not explain what happens when a project is late and...