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Harare High Court
Mbare Film Traders Association and Trade Union for the Music Arts Industry and Antipiracy Organisation of Zimbabwe v Zimbabwe Music Rights Association and Zimbabwe Association of Recording Industry and Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police
HH 298-12
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
18 July 2012
Citation
HH 298-12
Neutral Citation
[2012] ZWHH 298
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
Hungwje J
Full Bench
Hungwje J
Areas of Law
Intellectual Property LawCopyright Law
Keywords
copyright infringementpiracyBerne ConventionTRIPS Agreementlocus standi
Tags
copyrightintellectual propertypiracyinterdict
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act
- Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act
- Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act
- Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicants have locus standi to bring this application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicants are industry associations claiming to represent sellers of pirated works"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Zimbabwe's copyright law permits police to arrest sellers of pirated works","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Section 59 creates offences for copyright infringement"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether works downloaded from internet are protected by copyright","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicants claimed all works are downloaded from internet"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Three organizations sought an interdict to prevent police from arresting individuals selling pirated musical and film works, claiming Zimbabwe had not ratified international copyright conventions. The court found they lacked standing and their legal arguments were unsound.
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