The Mail on Sunday publishes a court-ordered statement after Meghan Markle's copyright win
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Lauren Edmonds
Dec 26, 2021, 23:07 IST
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex.Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage
The Mail on Sunday published a court-ordered statement regarding Meghan Markle on December 26.
The Mail on Sunday acknowledged that it infringed on Markle's copyright.
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The Mail on Sunday published a front-page statement acknowledging that the Duchess of Sussex won her copyright claim against the newspaper's parent company.
The front-page statement said, "The Duchess of Sussex wins her legal case for copyright infringement against Associated Newspapers for articles published in The Mail on Sunday and posted on Mail Online – SEE PAGE 3."
On page three, the statement continued: "Following a hearing on 19-20 January, 2021, and a further hearing on 5 May, 2021, the Court has given judgment for the Duchess of Sussex on her claim for copyright infringement. The Court found that Associated Newspapers infringed her copyright by publishing extracts of her handwritten letter to her father in The Mail on Sunday and on Mail Online."
The statements were also published on The Daily Mail's website and concluded by noting that "financial remedies have been agreed."
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Representatives for the Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Royals reporter Omid Scobie shared photos of the statement to his Twitter account.
Associated Newspapers Limited attempted to appeal the decision in November 2021. Still, Markle won the appeal and called the ruling a "victory." A spokesperson for Associated Newspapers Limited said the company was "disappointed" by the decision in a statement obtained by Insider.
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