Nyt-251022pdf Official

The October 25, 2022, High Court ruling in Pasternak v. Prescott dismissed claims that Lara Prescott’s novel infringed on Anna Pasternak’s non-fiction work, clarifying that historical facts and research are not protected by copyright. The judgment emphasizes that copyright protects the expression of ideas, rather than the facts themselves, finding the defendant's research process to be an independent creative endeavor. The full judgment is available on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website .