The Respondent (a Japanese company that creates, manufactures and distributes video games) was the allegedowner of the copyright in a number of video games. In the court a quo, the Respondent was granted an interdictagainst the Appellants (local traders, retailers and wholesale distributors of video games), restraining the latterfrom importing and dealing with copies of the video games in which the Respondent claimed copyright. The courtfound that video games enjoy copyright protection as "cinematograph films". Leave to appeal was granted. The Court concluded that a video game's sequence of images complies with the requirements of section 1 of the Act