Matter
Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited v Neway Music Limited
- 7 November 2013Hong Kong
7 November 2013Hong Kong
Judgment of the High Court in the case HCCT 45/2012 dated 7 November 2013
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Decision summary
- L Chan J held that neither the Copyright Tribunal nor the court had jurisdiction to order interim payment for the section 156 reference, and that the court could not order payment of the full royalties sought. The court held that it had jurisdiction to order payment into court and considered it appropriate for Neway Music Limited to pay a reasonable sum into court to secure what the Copyright Tribunal might order.
Supporting details
4 authorities · 3 participantsHong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited
Neway Music Limited
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Judge
- L Chan
3 years, 1 month and 30 days later · 1156 days
- 6 January 2017Hong Kong
6 January 2017Hong Kong
Order of the High Court dated 6 January 2017
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Decision summary
- L Chan J ordered that the total sum already paid into court should continue to be held pending the determination of Copyright Tribunal Case No 2 of 2010 or until further order of the court.
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1 authority · 3 participantsHong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited
Neway Music Limited
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Judge
- L Chan
2 years, 11 months and 17 days later · 1081 days
- 23 December 2019Arbitration
23 December 2019Arbitration
Copyright Tribunal decision in CT 2/2010 dated 23 December 2019
- Decision summary
- The Copyright Tribunal found that the structure and rates of the back-catalogue repertoire were reasonable, made no variation to the licensing scheme, ordered Neway Music Limited to pay Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited licence fees for the back catalogue from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2015, and directed the parties to provide their calculations.
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1 authority · 2 participantsHong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited
Neway Music Limited
3 months and 16 days later · 107 days
- 8 April 2020Arbitration
8 April 2020Arbitration
Directions of the Copyright Tribunal dated 8 April 2020
- Decision summary
- The Copyright Tribunal directed that evidence and submissions be filed for a hearing to determine the amount of licence fees payable under its decision in CT 2/2010.
Supporting details
2 participantsHong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited
Neway Music Limited
3 months and 26 days later · 117 days
- 3 August 2020Hong Kong
3 August 2020Hong Kong
Decision of the High Court dated 3 August 2020
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Decision summary
- M Chan J ordered payment out to Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited of the two sums paid into court, totalling $25 million, with all accrued interest under Order 22A rule 1(1) of the Rules of the High Court.
Supporting details
1 authority · 3 participantsHong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited
Neway Music Limited
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Judge
- M Chan
1 month and 1 day later · 32 days
- 4 September 2020Hong Kong
4 September 2020Hong Kong
Reasons for Judgment of the Court of Appeal in the cases CAMP 131/2020 and CACV 328/2020 dated 4 September 2020
Court of Appeal of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Citation
- [2020] HKCA 736
- Decision summary
- The Court of Appeal held that leave was required, dismissed the application for leave to appeal and the notice of appeal filed without leave, and ordered Neway Music Limited to pay Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited's costs. It held that the challenge to payment out of the money paid into court had no reasonably arguable prospect of success and that there was no other reason in the interests of justice to hear the intended appeal.
Supporting details
7 authorities · 10 participantsHong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited
- Representative
- Rimsky Yuen (For: Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited)
- Representative
- Queenie Lau (For: Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited)
- Representative
- Natalie So (For: Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited)
- Representative
- Ellalan (For: Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited)
Neway Music Limited
- Representative
- Joseph Wong (For: Neway Music Limited)
- Representative
- S W Wong & Associates (For: Neway Music Limited)
Court of Appeal of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Judge
- Susan Kwan
- Judge
- Maria Yuen