Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Haddad v Foxtel Management Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 11
COPYRIGHT – subscription television network – unauthorised use of broadcast decoding device – 'smartcard piracy' – 'pirated' Foxtel smartcards - whether Foxtel provided encoded broadcasts – meaning of 'encoded broadcast' – whether devices made and sold were 'broadcast decoding devices' – meaning of 'general public' Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Pt VAA, ss 135AL, 135AN, 135ANA
Corporate Affairs Commission (South Australia) v Australian Central Credit Union (1985) 157 CLR 201 Foxtel Management Pty Limited v The Mod Shop Pty Limited [2007] FCA 463 FOUAD HADDAD (ALSO KNOWN AS PHILLIP HADDAD) v FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD and FOXTEL CABLE TELEVISION PTY LTD WAD 74 OF 2007
HEEREY, SACKVILLE AND MCKERRACHER JJ
22 FEBRUARY 2008
PERTH IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 74 OF 2007
ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: FOUAD HADDAD (ALSO KNOWN AS PHILLIP HADDAD)
Appellant
AND: FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
First Respondent
FOXTEL CABLE TELEVISION PTY LTD
Second Respondent
JUDGES: HEEREY, SACKVILLE AND MCKERRACHER JJ
DATE OF ORDER: 22 FEBRUARY 2008
WHERE MADE: PERTH
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The appeal is dismissed with costs. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules. IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 74 OF 2007
ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: FOUAD HADDAD (ALSO KNOWN AS PHILLIP HADDAD)
Appellant
AND: FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
First Respondent
FOXTEL CABLE TELEVISION PTY LTD
Second Respondent
JUDGES: HEEREY, SACKVILLE AND MCKERRACHER JJ
DATE: 22 FEBRUARY 2008
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