TCN Channel Nine & Ors v Network Ten [2001] FCA 108

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

TCN CHANNEL NINE v NETWORK TEN [2001] FCA 108 COPYRIGHT – television broadcasting – two competing television stations – re-broadcasting by one station of excerpts of television programmes recently broadcast by the other – whether in so doing re-broadcaster infringed original broadcaster's television broadcast copyrights by taking a "substantial part" of latter's original television broadcasts – meaning of "substantial part" relating to television broadcasts – whether "substantial part" to be measured by reference to whole of any one or more single visual images broadcast by television station, or to whole of television station's daily or weekly emitted television signal or any other period of signal, or to whole of television station's individual programmes or any segments of programmes - extent to which criteria for measurement affected by quality of substantial part taken or whether measurement confined to quantity of substantial part taken – whether re-broadcasting station's objects or purpose in re-broadcasting excerpts of competing television station's programmes relevant to issue as to "substantial part" taken – difference between purpose or object of satire in contrast to parody or burlesque material in taking – whether defence of fair dealing for purpose of criticism or review open in circumstances of re-broadcasting – whether defence of fair dealing for purpose of reporting news open in any circumstances of re-broadcasting – whether in either fair dealing situation sufficient acknowledgment was made of source of what was re-broadcast – legitimacy of recourse to reports to United Kingdom and Australian Parliaments concerning what was their proposed new copyright legislation. Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) ss 10(1) (as to definitions), 14(1)(a), 22(4), 25(4), 41, 42, 85-88, 89-91, 92(1), 95, 100A, 101, 103A, 103B(1). Accounting Systems 2000 (Developments) Pty Ltd v CCH Australia Ltd (1993) 27 IPR 133. AGL Sydney Ltd v Shortland County Council (1989) 17 IPR 99. Ainsworth Nominees Pty Ltd v Andclar Pty Ltd (1988) 12 IPR 551. Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No. 2) (1992) 176 CLR 300. Beloff v Pressdram Ltd [1973] 1 All ER 241 British Broadcasting Corporation v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (1991) 21 IPR 503 Bromwell v Halcombe (1836) 3 My & Cr 737. CBS Records Australia Ltd v Telmark Teleproducts (Aust) Pty Ltd (1987) 9 IPR 440. Chappell & Co Ltd v DC Thompson & Co Ltd [1928-1935] MacG Cop Cas 467. CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384 Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 39 Compagnie Generale Des Establissements Michelin-Michelin & Cie v National Automobile Aerospace Transportation and General Workers Union (Federal Court of Canada, unreported, 19 December 1996 – Teitelbaum J). Data Access Corporation v Powerflex Services Pty Ltd (1999) 166 ALR 228 De Garis v Neville Jeffress Pidler Pty Ltd (1990) 37 FCR 99. Designers Guild Ltd v Russell Williams (Textiles) Ltd [2000] Fleet Street Reports 121. Fernald v Jay Lewis Productions Ltd [1975] FSR 499. Glyn v Weston Feature Film Co [1916] 1 Ch 261. Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd v Paramount Film Service Ltd [1934] 1 Ch 593. Hyde Park Residence Ltd v Yelland [2000] 3 WLR 215. Hubbard v Vosper [1972] 2 QB 84 Johnson v Bernard Jones Publications Ltd [1938] 1 Ch 599 Joy Music Ltd v Sunday Pictorial Newspapers (1920) Ltd [1960] 1 All ER 703. Kipling v Genatosan Ltd [1917-1923] MacG Cop Cas 203 Ladbroke (Football) Ltd v William Hill (Football) Ltd [1964] 1 All ER 465. Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Copyright Agency Ltd (1996) 65 FCR 399. Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Copyright Agency Ltd (1995) 55 FCR 271 Newcastle City Council v GIO General Ltd (1997) 191 CLR 85. Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited v Marks & Spencer Plc [2000] 3 WLR 1256; 48 IPR 229 Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1999] FCA 1864. Pro Sieben Media AG v Carlton UK Television Ltd [1999] 1 WLR 605. Rees v Melville [1911-1916] MacG Cop Cas 168. Schott Musik International GMBH & Co v Colossal Records of Australia Pty Ltd (1997) 75 FCR 321. Spelling Goldberg Productions Inc v BPC Publishing Ltd [1981] RPC 283 Time Warner Entertainment Co Ltd v Channel 4 Television Corporation PLC (1993) 28 IPR 459. Union Features Syndicate Inc v Star Newspapers Pty Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, proceedings 2637 of 1977). Universal Press Pty Ltd v Provest Ltd (1989) 87 ALR 497. University of London Pres Ltd v University Tutorial Press Ltd [1916] 2 Ch 601. University of New South Wales v Moorhouse (1975) 133 CLR 1. Wainright Securities Inc v Wall Street Transcript Corp (418 F Sup 620) (SDNY 1976) (on appeal 558F 2d 91 (2nd Cir 1977)). TCN CHANNEL NINE PTY LIMITED, QUEENSLAND TELEVISION LIMITED & GENERAL TELEVISION CORPORATION PTY LIMITED v NETWORK TEN PTY LIMITED CONTI J SYDNEY 20 FEBRUARY 2001