Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
TRADE PRACTICES - interlocutory application - sound-alike records and cassettes - whether sound and packaging misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive - whether passing off of records and cassettes as products of applicants - necessity to prove goodwill.
COPYRIGHT - interlocutory application - whether sound-alike records and cassettes breach copyright of songs by original artists.
EQUITY - interlocutory application - whether laches and delay or unclean hands a bar to relief.
costs - security - applicant ordinarily resident outside Australia - discretion under 0.28 r.3(1)(a).
Trade Practices Act, 1974 s.52 Copyright Act, 1968 (Cth) ss. 10, 13, 14, 85, 101, 103
Copyright (International Protection) Requlations Reg. 4.
CBS RECORDS AUSTRALIA LIMITED & ORS. V TELMAK TELEPRODUCTS (AUST) Pry LIMITED.
BOWEN C.J. 8 May 1987
SYDNEY
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISTON
BETWEEN :
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No. G154 of 1987
CBS RECORDS AUSTRALTA LIMITED
First Applicant
CBS PRODUCTIONS PTY LIMITED
Second Applicant
CBS (UK) LIMITED
Third Applicant CBS _ INC.
Fourth Applicant MINDBANGLES INC.
Fifth Applicant
TELMAK TELEPRODUCTS (AUST) PTY LIMITED
Respondent
TELMAK TELEPRODUCTS (AUST) PTY LIMITED
Cross Claimant
CBS RECORDS AUSTRALTA LIMITED
First Cross Respondent
CBS PRODUCTIONS PTY LIMITED
Second Cross Respondent
CBS_ (UK) LIMITED Third Cross Respondent
CBS _INC.
Fourth Cross Respondent
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISTON
BETWEEN :
)
No. G154 of 1987
CBS RECORDS AUSTRALIA LIMITED
First Applicant
CBS PRODUCTIONS PTY LIMITED
Second Applicant CBS (UK) LIMITED
Third Applicant CBS INC.
Fourth Applicant MINDBANGLES INC.
Fifth Applicant
TELMAK TELEPRODUCTS (AUST) PTY LIMITED
Respondent
TELMAK TELEPRODUCTS (AUST) PTY LIMITED
Cross Claimant
CBS RECORDS AUSTRALIA LIMITED
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