Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Metricon Homes Pty Ltd v Barrett Property Group Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 46
COPYRIGHT – copyright in plans and drawings of project homes and houses built to their design – infringement – s 14(1) Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) – "substantial part" – meaning – quality rather than quantity – whether work copied was a substantial part of the work in suit – whether sufficient similarity – role of appellate Court in relation to primary judge's factual findings Held: primary judge's findings upheld – appeal dismissed Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) ss 13(2), 14(1), 32(1), 36(1), 36(1A) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)s 54 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 24 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300 followed Barrett Property Group Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd (2007) 74 IPR 52 affirmed Barrett Property Group Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCA 1823 cited Barrett Property Group Pty Ltd v Carlisle Homes Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 375 cited Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 424 considered Cooper v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd (2006) 156 FCR 380 cited Eagle Homes Pty Ltd v Austec Homes Pty Ltd (1999) 87 FCR 415 considered LB (Plastics) Ltd v Swish Products Ltd [1979] RPC 551 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507 cited Tamawood Ltd v Henley Arch Pty Ltd (2004) 61 IPR 378 cited University of New South Wales v Moorehouse (1975) 133 CLR 1 cited WEA International Inc v Hanimex Corp Ltd (1987) 17 FCR 274 cited Lahore J, Copyright and Designs (looseleaf, Butterworths, 1996)
METRICON HOMES PTY LTD (ACN 005 108 752), ROSS PALAZZESI AND ADRIAN GRAHAM POPPLE v BARRETT PROPERTY GROUP PTY LTD (ACN 088 015 267) AND SRS PROPERTY HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 096 513 218) VID 978 OF 2007
BRANSON, SUNDBERG AND KENNY JJ
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