Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited v University of Tasmania [2003] FCA 724

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited v University of Tasmania [2003] FCA 724 COPYRIGHT – Final orders – competing draft orders submitted by parties – process of discovery – supervision and security – confidentiality undertakings – whether Court should adopt orders submitted by parties COSTS – Application for preliminary discovery – application of principles to new technology – whether applicants or respondents should pay costs of the proceedings – costs incurred on discovery process – whether parties should pay costs for discovery WORDS AND PHRASES – "copyright", "preliminary discovery", "mp3" Thomson Australian Holdings Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1981) 148 CLR 150 referred to Kanthal Australia Pty Ltd v Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce (1987) 71 ALR 109 distinguished Hilton v Wells (1985) 59 ALR 281 cited SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED AND EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED v UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE N128 OF 2003 TAMBERLIN J SYDNEY 18 JULY 2003

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N128 OF 2003

BETWEEN: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED (ACN 000 033 581)

FIRST APPLICANT

UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

(ACN 000 158 592)

SECOND APPLICANT

EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

(ACN 000 070 235)

THIRD APPLICANT

AND: UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

FIRST RESPONDENT

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

SECOND RESPONDENT

THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

THIRD RESPONDENT

JUDGE: TAMBERLIN J

DATE OF ORDER: 18 JULY 2003