Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Copyright Agency Limited v State of New South Wales [2007] FCAFC 80
COPYRIGHT – crown copyright – whether copyright in survey plans made by or under the direction or control of the Crown – publication – when work first published – infringement - whether the State entitled to reproduce plans or communicate plans to the public.
WORDS AND PHRASES – "by, or under the direction or control of" Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Cth), s 51(xxxi) Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), ss 13, 15, 29(1)(a), 29(6), 29(7), 31, 36(1), 153K, 161(1), 176, 176(2), 177, 183, 183(1), 183(5), 183(8), 183A, 183A(1), 183A(2) Patents Act 1952 (Cth), s 125(1) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), ss 7(1), 7A, 23, 23F, 195, 195A, 195C(1), 195D(1), 195F, 195G, 195G(1), 195I, 195J, 196A, 198(1), 199, 202(1), 202(2) Community Land Development Act 1989 (NSW), ss 5, 5(3)(a) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 109C(1), 195C(1) Real Property Act 1862 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), ss 28C, 28T, 31B, 32(1), 37, 41, 96B, 96B(1), 114, 115, 115(1) Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 (NSW), ss 5(1), 6(a), 7(2), 8, 9, 9(3), 10, 16, 41, 42, 53(1A) Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986 (NSW) Surveyors Act 1929 (NSW) Surveying Act 2002 (NSW), ss 10, 18, 21, 27, 36 Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2003 (NSW), regs 3, 17 Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Regulation 2002 (NSW) Surveying Regulation 2006 (NSW) Copyright Act 1911 (UK), s 18 Copyright Act 1956 (UK), s 39 Literary Copyright Act 1842 (UK) s18 Copyright Act 1962 (NZ) s 52(1)
Attorney-General for New South Wales v Butterworth & Co (Australia) Ltd (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 195 cited Basket v Cambridge University (1758) 1 W B1 105 cited British Broadcasting Company v Wireless League Gazette Publishing Company [1926] Ch 433 cited Grierson v Jackson (1974) Ridg. L. & S. 304 cited Gurney v Longman (1806) 13 Ves 493 cited Heydon's Case (1584) 3 Co Rep 7a [76 ER 637] cited Kynston v Attorney-General (1933) 49 TLR 300 cited Land Transport Safety Authority of New Zealand v Glogau [1999] 1 NZLR 261 cited Roper v Streater (1672) Skin 234 cited Millar v Taylor (1769) 4 Burr 2303 cited The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge v Richardson (1802) 6 Ves 689 cited COPYRIGHT AGENCY LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES NSD2021 OF 2006
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