Transfer of ownership of copyright - will an implied term suffice?

Copyright belongs to the author and can only be transferred to another with the author's consent. If there is no express term in a written contract transferring the copyright, potentially a party can argue that there is an implied term. To see what the Court of Appeal said in Meridian International Services Ltd v Richardson & Ors [2008] about the ability of a party to successfully allege an implied term read our analysis and comments on this case.