Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS Intellectual Property - Copyright - Nature and subject matter of copyright - Computer programs - Words of a computer language copied, source code expression of the meanings of the words not copied, computer functions performed under the instructions expressed by the words identical - Infringement of copyright in the computer programs constituted.
Copyright Act 1968 ss 10(1), 14(1) Autodesk Inc. v. Dyason (1992) 173 C.L.R. 330 Autodesk Inc. v. Dyason [No. 2] (1995) 176 C.L.R. 300 Lotus Development Corporation v. Paperback Software International (1990) 18 I.P.R. 1 Lotus Development Corporation v. Borland International Inc. 49F. 3rd. 807 (1st Circ. 1995) DATA ACCESS CORPORATION v. POWERFLEX SERVICES PTY. LTD., POWERFLEX CORPORATION PTY. LTD., DAVID MEREDITH BENNETT, MARGARET ANN BENNETT and DEMILEIGH PTY. LIMITED
No. VG473 of 1993 Jenkinson J. Melbourne 9 February, 1996
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. VG473 of 1993 GENERAL DIVISION ) BETWEEN: DATA ACCESS CORPORATION Applicant AND: POWERFLEX SERVICES PTY. LTD. First Respondent AND: POWERFLEX CORPORATION PTY. LTD. Second Respondent AND: DAVID MEREDITH BENNETT Third Respondent AND: MARGARET ANN BENNETT Fourth Respondent AND: DEMILEIGH PTY. LIMITED Fifth Respondent CORAM: Jenkinson J. PLACE: Melbourne DATE: 9 February, 1996
MINUTES OF ORDER
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
Further consideration of the proceeding be adjourned to a date to be fixed.
(Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules)
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. VG473 of 1993 GENERAL DIVISION ) BETWEEN: DATA ACCESS CORPORATION Applicant AND: POWERFLEX SERVICES PTY.LTD. First Respondent AND: POWERFLEX CORPORATION PTY. LTD. Second Respondent AND: DAVID MEREDITH BENNETT Third Respondent AND: MARGARET ANN BENNETT Fourth Respondent AND: DEMILEIGH PTY. LIMITED Fifth Respondent CORAM: Jenkinson J. PLACE: Melbourne DATE: 9 February. 1996 REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
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