United Telecasters Sydney Ltd v. Pan Hotels International Pty Ltd & Anor [1978] FCA 77
Federal Court of Australia
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CATCHWORDS
Trade practices - Consumer protection - Conduct likely
to "mislead or deceive" - Use of partly descriptive
trading name - Interlocutory injunction - Trade Practices
Act 1974, ss.52,53(c) & 80.
UNITED TELECASTERS SYDNEY LTD. v. PAN HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
PTY. LTD. & ANOR.
G88 of 1978
Coram: Franki J.
Sydney, 8 September 1978
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY No. G 88 of 1978
GENERAL DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF The Trade
Practices Act 1974
UNITED TELECASTERS SYDNEY
LIMITED
Applicant
PAN HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
PTY. LIMITED
First Respondent
MAX MARKSON
Second Respondent
JUDGMENT
DELIVERED: 8 September 1978.
FRANKI J.
On the afternoon of 16 August 1978 an order to show
cause was granted to United Telecasters Sydney Limited
(the applicant) returnable the next afternoon. The crder
to show cause sought certain injunctions under s.80 of the
Trade Practices Act 1974 ("the Act") in relation to the
conduct of a discotheque which it was alleged contravened
ss.52 and 53(c) of the Act. The injunctions sought against
the first respondent, Pan Hotels International Pty. Limited,
were to prohibit it from :
(a) conducting a business of a discotheque
or nightclub uncer a name, using a
graphic device, or using a decor or
otherwise in such a manner as to
suggest that
(i) the said discotheque or nightclub
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(b)
(c)
is one which has any connection
with the discotheque or nightclub
depicted on the television show
"Thank God It's Friday at The Zoo",
(ii) the said discotheque or nightclub
is one which has any connection with the
discotheque or nightclub depicted in
the film "Thank God It's Friday".
(iii) the said discotheque or nightclub
is one which has any connection with
radio station 25M.
Continuing to use the name "The Zoo" with
respect to the discotheque or nightclub
Situated at Bayswater Road, Kings Cross, without
clearly distinguishing the said discotheque
or nightclub from that depicted on the
television show "Thank God It's Friday at
The Zoo" and in the film "Thank God It's
Friday".
Continuing to use a particular graphic design
for the words "The Zoo".
Advertising the said discotheque or nightclub
in such a manner as to lead people to think
that they are to receive tickets to the
movie "Thank God It's Friday" when they are
not to so receive them.
The applicant sought to restrain the second
respondent, Mr. Max Markson, from aiding, abetting, counsell-—
ing, procuring oy engaging in certain other activities, in
relation to acts included in the prohibitions sought against
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the first respondent. Interlocutory relief was
sought on the return day.
The first respondent was the lessee of an
hotel at Kings Cross and at 7.30 on the evening of
the return day of the order to show cause it was due
to open a discotheque,called "The Zoo", in the hotel.
The second respondent had been engaged by the first
respondent to conduct the discotheque on its behalf.
On the return day of the order to show cause
the applicant also sought to prevent the opening of
the discotheque under the name "The Zoo". Before the
adjournment of the proceedings on the afternoon of the
return day the respondents offered to give and gave
certain undertakings and the matter then proceeded on
the following Friday and Monday. The respondents
continued their undertakings thereafter, and offered
to continue them until the final hearing of the matter
or further order.
Since this judgment is only in relation to an
application for interlocutory injunctions I do not
express any detailed or concluded views on the evidence
relating to the issues in dispute. It is necessary for
me to decide whether the applicant has made out a prima
facie case within the meaning of that expression as used
in Beecham Group Limited v. Bristol Laboratories Pty. Limited
(1968) 118 C.L.R. 618 and, if it has, then to decide
whether, in the words of s.80(2), it is desirable to grant
such an injunction. Somewhat similar issues were considered
by the High Court in Hornsby Building Information Centre
Pty. Ltd. v. Sydney Building Information Centre Ltd. (1978)
18 A.L.R. 639,by the Full Court of this Court in World
Series Cricket Pty. Limited v. Parish (1977) 16 A.L.R. 181
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and to some extent by me in Weitmann v. Katies Ltd. (1977)
29 F.L.R. 336. It has not been necessary for me to
assess the truth of the evidence given by any of lhe
witnesses who swore affidavits, or gave oral evidence,
and much of the evidence was of a non-controversial
nature.
A motion picture called "Thank God It's Friday",
'which was apparently produced in the United States of
America, and which appears to have been filmed largely
in a discotheque in Los Angeles and which bore the name
"The Zoo", was being exhibited in Sydney at the time the
proceedings before me were commenced. No evidence was
given to me from which it was possible to draw any
conclusion,even in consideration of whether a prima facie
case has' been shown, of what precise connection, if any,
and if it be relevant, the producers of the motion picture
had with the discotheque in Los Angeles,
The applicant conducts a television station,
Channel 10, in Sydney and according to the affidavit of
Mr. Cooper, employed by it, the general manager of the
applicant was approached by a Mr. McCabe on behalf of
Lyle McCabe Productions Pty. Limited and Paradine Inc.
with a proposal whereby a business carried on by Lyle
McCabe Productions Pty. Limited and Paradine Inc. called
McCabe-Paradine Productions would produce 13 episodes of
a television series entitled "Thank God It's Friday at
The Zoo", The affidavit proceeds that the television
series was intended to be based upon the film called
"Thank God It's Friday". There was evidence that the
proposal to produce the television series was accepted
and that McCabe-Paradine Productions was producing the
television series on behalf of the applicant. There
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was also evidence of the registration on 14 June 1978
by Mr. McCabe of the busincss names "Thank God It's
Friday Disco Show" and "The Zoo Discotheque Nightclub".
Mr. Cooper also said in his affidavit that :
"For the purpose of producing the
television series the Applicant has
built the biggest set it has ever
constructed, at a cost of many
thousands of dollars. The set is
a re-creation, from design drawings,
of 'The Zoo' in Los Angeles. The
decor of 'The Zoo' is quite
distinctive. It contains large
silver palm trees, and various
jungle animals (including two
life size camels, and moving snakes).
It has associated with it a bar
called 'The Snake Bar', the main
supports of which are in the form
of pythons which revolve. The
waitresses at 'The Zoo' wear
leopardskin leotards."
The first edition of the television show was
recorded at the appli ant's Sydney studios on Saturday
12 August 1978 and was telecast on Monday 14 August 1978.
The applicant tendered a letter dated 21 July
1978 from a gentleman called Chuck Ashman, on the letter-—
head of Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., whose
Iain office according to the letterhead was at Los Angeles,
to a Mr. Martin Blau at Columbia Pictures International
in New York which read :
"Dear Marty:
This will confirm our various conversations
and on behalf of Casablanca Record and
FilmWorks, Inc., authorization for use
of the title, 'THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY AT
THE ZOO' for Australian T.V. We expect
no compensation of any kind for this
license."
What position Mr. Ashman held or what authority he sought
to exercise in*writing the letter did not appear.
Again what precise relationship Casablanca
Record and FilmWorks Inc. had with the film "Thank God
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It's Friday" or what were the nature of the rights, in
Australia, if any, which it had in the Litle "Thank God
It's Friday at The Zoo" was not the subject of evidence.
The applicant also tendered a letter from a
Mr. Guy Scott on the letterhead of Columbia Pictures
Proprietary Limited (incerporated in N.S.W.) who is
described on the letterhead as advertising and
publicity director. The letter was dated 15 August
1978 written to Mr. Lyle McCabe and read :
"Dear Lyle,
Please find attached the letter requested
from Casablanca. As it states, it
confirms our phone conversations of the
past few days giving you their approval
on the use of the title 'THANK GOD IT'S
FRIDAY AT THE ZOO' for your T.V. show.
From what New York tells me, they were
enthusiastic in giving this approval
to yourself because of the advantage in
promotional pointers the T.V. programme
can give to our film 'T.G.1.F.* and
it's sound track albun.
To ensure that everything goes well from
both our points of view, I will make
sure that Columbia Australia does not
give approval to anybody else in the
use of our film title.
Good luck in your upcoming project.
Kind regards,"
It is not clear what was the precise relationship between
Columbia Pictures International and Columbia Pictures
Proprietary Limited.
Mr. Markson said in evidence that in or about
the middle of May 1978 he conceived the idea of calling
the discotheque "The Zoo" and at that time he did not
know anything about the proposed Channel 10 show or
the Los Angeles discotheque.
Tt appears from the evidence of Mr. Cooper that
Channel 10 was not approached by Mr. McCabe about the
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television show until about the end of the first week in
July. By the end of June Mr. Markson said he had presented
a feasibility study to the first respondent and that he
had suggested that the discotheque be called "The Zoo"
and also that a disc jockey from Radio Station 2SM should
~ be employed every Thursday as a key point to the whole
promotion campaign. He proposed to use a different disc
jockey each week. In making his recommendation Mr.
Markson said he drew on recent experience which he had
had in England in connection with discotheques. The
respondents proceeded to have the discotheque furnished
and decorated and a publicity campaign was commenced. It
appears that this publicity commenced about 9 August 1978,
and was directed to the opening of the respondent's
discotheque on Thursday 17 August 1978. It was said that
about $2,000 was spent in fitting out the discotheque and
in advertising and according to Mr. Markson, the interior
of the discotheque was not at all like the discotheque
shown in the film,
On 9 August 1978 an article appeared in a
newspaper circulating in Sydney, in a column of a Mr. Lee
Bottrell, announcing as what appeared to be a news item,
the opening of the respondents' discotheque called "The
Zoo", That morning Mr. Markson said a Mr. Luxford, whom
he did not previously know, telephoned him and said that
his name was Mike Luxford from the publicity department of
Columbia Pictures, that he had seen the article in the
newspaper and that he would give Mr. Markson 12 double
passes to the movie "Thank God It's Friday" to be given
away on the opening night of the discotheque and that he
would supply some other promotional material. Discussion
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took place about the possibility of having a "Thank
God It's Friday Roadshow Week". Mr. Markson said that
he made some arrangement with Mr. Luxford to have the
roadshow week and that he received later about 50 posters
from Mr. Luxford. Mr. Markson said that Mr. Luxford
appeared impressed with the idea that the posters Mr.
Markson proposed to have displayed around Sydney for
the roadshow would provide beneficial publicity for the
picture. Mr. Markson also said that Mr. Luxford suggested
that he contact a Mr. Hilary Mellick who was in charge
of promotion and publicity for Astor Records which appeared
to be involved in the distribution of records of the sound
track of "Thank God It's Friday". Mr. Markson said he
did this are Mellick said that he would provide
records for him for a "Thank.God It's Friday Roadshow Week".
Mr, Markson said that he later received a number of records.
It also appears that Mr. Markson may have adopted the
particular "logo" used in the word "Zoo" because of the
conversation with Mr. Luxford. Mr. Meagher, one of the
solicitors for the applicant, said that Mr. Scott, the
publicity director of Columbia Pictures in Australia,
had told him that Columbia Pictures had the exclusive
rights to the film "Thank God It's Friday" and that
Columbia Pictures had not given any licence or permission
to either of the respondents to show the film "Thank God
It's Friday" or to use the expression "Thank God It's
Friday" and that Mr. Scott had said there was no
connection between Columbia Pictures and the respondents.
Mr. Markson said he had a further conversation
with Mr. Luxford on 17 August 1978 when Mr. Luxford said,
in effect, that he could not let him have the tickets for
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the film or other promotional material because of the
court case involving Channel 10 and that he, Mr.
Luxford, apparently had been caught between two forces
and he did not want to create any fuss.
Mr. Dennis, the respondents' solicitor, gave
evidence that on 17 August 1978 he had telephoned
'Columbia Pictures in Sydney and spoken to Mr. Luxford
who had been described to him by the telephone operator
as an executive. Mr. Luxford said he was in the
publicity department and had just finished being in j
charge of the promotion of "Thank God It's Friday" and
that the material he had given to Mr. Markson had been
to promote the picture.
It seems that the picture commenced showing
in Sydney on 11 August 1978 and that some pubiicity had
taken place before that date, the nature of which was not
in evidence. On 9 August 1978 Mr. McCabe's solicitors
sent a letter to Mr. Markson complaining of the use of
the name "The Zoo" and threatening proceedings in this
Court.
The first publicity for the television program
had appeared in the press on 18 June 1978. No mention
was made of "The Zoo" in it but two overseas discotheques
"Studio 54" and "Annabels" were mentioned and a tentative
title for the show of "Disco Connection" was also mentioned.
It is fair to say that the newspaper publicity was directed
to the nature of the program and no relevant use of the
words "The Zoo" appears before about 4 August 1978. On
6 August 1978 a picture purporting to be of "The Zoo"
discotheque in Los Angeles appeared in a Sydney newspaper.
Radio and television advertising by the applicant took
place between 11 and 14 August 1978 and the first telecast
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of the show took place on 14 August 1978. The precise
nature of Uhe radio and television advertising was not
pefore me but there was evidence of posters for the
program described as "T,.V. disco show" and "Thank God
It's Friday at The Zoo" having been sent to various
discotheques on 9 August 1978. There was also evidence
of other advertising since 4 October 1978 relating to
the show.
Section 52 of the Act provides :
"(1) A corporation shall not, in trade or
commerce, engage in conduct that is
misleading or deceptive or is likely
to mislead or deceive.
(2) Nothing in the succeeding provisions
of this Division shall be taken as
limiting by implication the generality
of sub-section (1).
In my opinion the following points relating to the
construction of s.52 of the Act emerge from the judgments
of the High Court in Hornsby Building Information Centre
Pty. Ltd. v. Sydney Building Information Centre Ltd.
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1. The section is concerned with conduct which is
deceptive to members of the public in their
capacity as consumers of goods or services
and not with the protection of the reputation
or goodwill of competitors in trade or commerce
put consumers are not limited to the persons
described in s.4(3) of the Act. (Barwick C.J.
at p.641, with whom A1kin J. agreed at p. 652
and Stephen J. at pp.644-646 with whom Jacobs J.
agreed at p.650).
2. In deciding whether the use of a corporate name
or trade name is deceptive what has
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been said about the principles used to
determine whether that name has a
sufficient reputation in the law of
passing off, applies equally in an
appropriate case in relation to s.52(1)
of the Act. I draw this conclusion from
the judgment of Stephen J.
3. Care must be taken not to extend the
application of s.52(1) further than
Parliament intended.- To quote the words
of Stephen J. at p.648 :
"To allow this section of the Trade
Practices Act to be used as an
instrument for the creation of any
monopoly in descriptive names would
be to mock the manifest intent of
the legislation."
Bowen C.J. in World Series Cricket Pty. Limited
v. Parish, supra, at p.189 expressed the same view in
relation to the words, "Tests", "lest Series", "The
Australian team" or "Australia", when he said, "These
are ordinary words in the English language. Any attempt
to acquire a monopoly in their use should be discouraged".
In Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty. Ltd.
v. Sydney Building Information Centre Ltd., supra, at
p.649 Stephen J. also said :
"There was evidence before the Industrial
Court about the antecedents and activities
of the Hornsby Centre from which it could
have concluded that those concerned with
that centre's activities were intent to
benefit from the good repute which the
Sydney Centre had, over the years, created
for the particular kind of services,
unique of their kind, which it had offered
as the only building information centre
in the Sydney area. However, to say this
is not to suggest any wrongdoing on their
part. Neither the concept of such a
centre nor its conduct is anything for
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which a monopoly can be claimed,
any more than it could be claimed
for, say, an art gallery. If the
first commercial art gallery ina
city meets with an enthusiastic
response from the public, competitive
galleries are likely to be attracted
to the field. They will be free to
enter it and to describe themselves
as art galleries, that being the
descriptive name appropriate to
their business; and this despite
the fact that the pioneer gallery
might have chosen also to style
itself 'art gallery',prefixed by
a regional name. For competitors'
conduct to be misleading and deceptive
they would have to have adopted as
their names the same or a similar
regional prefix followed by 'art gallery'.
A quite distinct regional prefix followed
by tart gallery' would neither mislead
nor deceive. The opposite view would
involve treating this provision of
the trade practices legislation as
the source of a newly created monopoly
heretofore unknown to the law and likely
to deter new entrants into a field which
ought to be open to legitimate competition.
It is difficult to contemplate any less
likely legislative source of such a
consequence. The present case of
building information centresis, I think,
no different in principle."
Whilst this passage relates to such a descriptive name
as "art gallery" for what is an art gallery I consider
that in an appropriate case a similar approach should be
made to words which are descriptive, such as "The Zoo",
even though the place to which they are applied is not
strictly a zoo but is a discotheque presenting some of the
features which persons associate with a zoo, such as
animals and reptiles, even though onlyd a simulated nature.
On the first day of the hearing the undertakings
to the Court broadly were that before the opening at
7.30 that night the first respondent would place a notice
in a prominent position outside the entrance to the
discotheque stating, in letters not less than one inch
high : "We are not connected in any way with the Channel
10 television series 'Thank God It's Friday at The Zoo!
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or the film 'Thank God It's Friday'". The first
respondent also undertook to place certain advertisements
to the same effect in certain newspapers and also each
respcndent undertook not to advertise or publicise by
any means whatever an entertainment as "Thank God It's
Friday" and the applicant gave the usual cross undertaking
as to damages. The respondents also offered to use the
name "The Zoo at Kings Cross" and not "The Zoo" alone.
I consider the first matter to determine is
what is the class of consumer, using that word in a
broad sense, to whom the use of the words "The Zoo" by
the respondents in relation to their discotheque would
be misleading or deceptive or likely to be misleading or
deceptive. I consider that the persons to be considered
are those who would be likely to visit the respondents'
discotheque.
Evidence was given on behalf of the applicant,
by meansof sound and pictorial representations ,of
interviews conducted on Tuesday 15 August 1978 with
persons at random at the Hoyts Cinema Centre in Sydney
where the motion picture "Thank God [t's Friday" was being
shown. Because the proceedings were interlocutory
proceedings I admitted this evidence without having to
decide whether it would be admissible at the final hearing.
This evidence showed that many of those interviewed had
some knowledge of both the motion picture "Thank God It's
Friday" and the television show and, in general, those
persons 'who showed a knowledge of either were shown
what was in fact a coupon from a Sydney newspaper. This
coupon had been published in a Sunday paper at the
instigation of Mr. Markson. It was published on the same
page as a news item describing the discotheque. The
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The coupon featured the words "THE ZOO" together with
the address 9 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross. Il announced
the opening on Thursday 17 August and the name RON E. SPARX
appeared in extremely prominent lettering. At the bottom
of the coupon appeared "The first 500 people presenting
this ad. to 'The Zoo' receive two free tickets to 'The
Zoo! for Thank God It's Friday on Friday 19 (sic) August".
Mr. Markson sought to explain the wording in this coupon
as the result of some confusion on the part of the newspaper.
Those being interviewed were then asked "Who do you think
would be running that?" and later "Do you think it is
associated with the film or the television show?" On
Wednesday 16 August 1978 the show which had been telecast
on Monday night was telecast again and on Thursday morning
17 August 1978 a video tape film crev attended at the Chatswood
Railway Station and conducted a number of random interviews
and I again admitted the sound and pictorial recording
in evidence. These interviews followed the same general
lines. Persons who said they knew either the film or
the television program were shown the coupon and usually
asked "Do you think it is connected with the film, the
television program or neither?" Some persons said the
film, some the television progran,some 2SM and some
did not express any view. I consider that these interviews
were not persuasive for various reasons including that
the coupon referred to "Thank God It's Friday" and also
to the fact that the questions asked at the interviews
at the Chatswood Station were not directed to a time either
before the opening of the respondents! discotheque or
before the commencement of the action. If it be relevant,
at the time of the printing of the coupon, Mr. Markson's '
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evidence was that he had the approval of Columbia
Pictures for this type of conduct. The undertakings
given, if continued, would prevent the use of a similar
coupon. I consider that the evidence of those interviewed
was not persuasive in relation to the question of
whether or not they would consider the words "The Zoo"
alone were likely to cause them to be misled or deceived
in any relevant way. The nature of the interviews did
not result in any disclosure of any reasons for the
views expressed by those interviewed.
The applicant, however, also argued that the use
of the words "The Zoo" alone, in relation to the respondents!
discotheque, would be likely to indicate in a relevant
manner a connection or association with the film or the
television show or 28M. I will deal later with the
question of 25M,
I consider, bearing in mind that I am only to
decide whether a prima facie case has been made out,
that the first question is whether, at the relevant date,
the words "The Zoo" had acquired in any relevant sense
such a reputation that their use would cause a sufficient
number of relevant persons to associate a discotheque in
respect of which they were used with the applicant or
with the film. In my opinion, the plaintiff has not made
' out a prima facie case in this regard although I consider
that its position is stronger in relation to the television
show than the film. If one follows the law in relation
to passing off it seems that the appropriate date to
consider the question of reputation would be 17 August
1978, when the respondents! discotheque opened, although
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it may be that some earlier date after publicity for
it commenced would be the appropriate date. See
generally Licensed Victuallers' Newspaper Company v.
Bingham (1888) 38 Ch.D. 139 and W. & A. Gilbey Limited
v. Continental Liqueurs Pty. Limited (1960) 103 C.L.R. 406.
The applicant submitted that the correct date was the
commencement of the action, that is Wednesday 16 August
1978.
I pass now to consider the applicant's submission
that an injunction should be granted, in effect, restraining
the first respondent from conducting the discotheque in
such a way as to suggest it has any connection with Radio
Station 25M. The applicant's own television show featured
a disc jockey from 25M, Mr. Ian Macrae. The argument went
that the use by the respondents of a disc jockey from
2SM, in the case of the opening night of a Mr. Ron E. Sparx,
in some way was likely to mislead or deceive persons
into thinking that the respondents! discotheque had a
connection with Radio Station 25M. The evidence before me
was that disc jockeys employed by 2SM are able to accept
what are called guest appearances from other employers
in, for example, the entertainment field. The argument
appeared to be based substantially upon the cutting and
upon certain posters which the respondents had arranged
to be displayed in certain parts of Sydney featuring the
name Ron E, Sparx. I am not satisfied that any prima
facie case has been made out in relation to the claim
for an injunction directed to the question of any
association with Radio Station 2SM.
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The applicant also submitted tha the conduct
of the respondentswas in breach of s.53(c) of the Act
in that it represented that the discotheque had a
sponsorship or approval it did not have either in relation
to the film or the television program. I considered
somewhat similar questions in World Series Cricket Pty.
Limited v. Parish, supra. In that case at p.194 I said
that, in deciding whether or not a prima facie case had
been made out the Court was required to examine as the
major question whether a significant number of the
relevant potential purchasers of tickets would be
likely to be deceived or mislead by the conduct of
which complaint was made. I do not propose to repeat
what I said in Weitmann v. Katies Ltd.,supra, in relation
to ss.52 and 53(c). Since I-have decided that in the |
relevant sense the words "The Zoo" have not acquired the
necessary secondary reputation which I consider they must
before their use can, in the subject case, represent that
the first respondent has sponsorship or approval it does
not have, I am not required to further consider the meaning
of the words sponsorship or approval. The question of
the use by the applicant of the words "The Zoo" and "Thank
God It's Friday" in relation to its program doesmt arise
whether the word approval in s.53(c) embraces a mere
revocable licence to use the name.
Having found that no prima facie case has been
established it is not necessary for me to proceed to the
question of whether I think it is desirable that the Court
grant an interim injunction pending a final determination
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for consideration but in my opinion it may be questionable
of the application. This question was considered in some
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detail in particular in World Series Cricket Pty. Limited
v. Parish, supra. At p.191 Bowen C.J. said :
"When looking to the balance of
convenience where there is a prima
Lacie case made out by the applicant
that the consumer protection provisions
of the Act have been contravened, it
is necessary to look, on the one hand
to the possible damage to consumers that
would flow from a refusal of the
interlocutory injunction, and, on the
other,to the damage thatwould flow to
the advertiserif the injunction is
granted but not made perpetual at
the final hearing. This is a far more
difficult task than weighing two
private interests against each other."
Should any prospective consumer be misled in any
relevant way by the use of the name "The Zoo" in relation
to the respondents' discotheque, he would surely be aware
of the true position before he entered the premises because
of the notice, the subject of an undertaking and which,
the evidence showed jhad been affixed in a prominent
position at the entrance.
To grant the injunction prohibiting the use of
the name "The Zoo" when the matter was first before me
would, in effect, have meant preventing the opening of
the discotheque, and, even at the time of the deliery of
this judgment, would mean the waste of a great deal of
promotional effort and expense. There was evidence that
about 400 persons attended the opening.
One other approach would be to grant the application
to the extent of restraining the first respondent from
continuing to use the name "The Zoo" with respect to the
discotheque without clearly distinguishing the discotheque
from that depicted 1n the television show "Thank God It's
Triday at The Zoo" and in the film "Thank God It's Friday"
as requested in one of the paragraphs of theorder to show
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cause. Had I considered it appropriate to grant an
interim injunction vmlil lhe hearing of Lhe action,
or further order, I would have granted it in this
form and not in an absolute form prohibiting the use
of the words "The Zoo". The applicant submitted that
this form of order was not adequate. In this regard I
will not repeat what I said in World Series Cricket Pty.
Limited v. Parish, supra, at pp.196-197.
The proceedings in relation to the second
respondent were directed to restraining him from aiding,
abetting, counselling or procuring or engaging in various
acts.
Upon the respondents giving the appropriate
undertakings, which would have the effect of continuing
the existing undertakings until the determination of the
matter or further order, which is the basis upon which
this judgment rests, I would refuse to grant interlocutory
relief but would accept the wndertakings offered provided
a cross undertaking in the usual form is given by the
applicant. I have not heard any argument in relation to
costs. I reserve liberty to apply to any party on two
day's notice to the other parties.
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