Australasian Performing Right Association Limited v Metro on George Pty Limited [2004] FCA 1123

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australasian Performing Right Association Limited v Metro on George Pty Limited [2004] FCA 1123 COPYRIGHT – infringement – authorisation of infringement – sanction approve or countenance – knowledge of particular work not necessary – nature and extent of control – reasonable steps for the purposes of s 36(1A) – awareness of reasonable grounds for suspecting that the performance is an infringement for purposes of s 39(2) – whether a venue licence is in existence – whether the existence of a clause in the hiring contract requiring the hirer to obtain a licence is sufficient – director's liability for infringement – joint tortfeasor CONTRACT – letter of termination of licence citing wrong clause – requirement of written notice – notice by facsimile sufficient – requirement for service of notice on specified address – service on solicitors – course of correspondence – repudiation - termination Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Allen Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd v McCallum & Co Pty Ltd (2001) 53 IPR 400 ASC v Bank Leumi Le-Israel (Switzerland) (1996) 69 FCR 531 Australasian Performing Right Association Limited v Canterbury-Bankstown League Club Limited [1964-5] NSWR 138 Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd v Jain (1990) 26 FCR 53 Australian Tape Manufacturers Association Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia (1993) 176 CLR 480 C.B.S. Songs Ltd v Amstrad Consumer Electronics Plc [1988] AC 1013 Golden Editions Pty Ltd v Polygram Pty Ltd (1996) 34 IPR 84 King v Milpurrurru(1996) 34 IPR 11 Mannai Investments Co Pty Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] AC 749 Mentmore Manufacturing Co Ltd v National Merchandising Manufacturing Co Inc (1978) 89 DLR (3d) 195 NM Superannuation Pty Ltd v Hughes (1992) 27 NSWLR 26 Performing Rights Society Ltd v Ciryl Theatrical Syndicate Ltd [1924] 1 KB 1 The Corporation of the City of Adelaide and The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (1928) 40 CLR 481 The University of New South Wales v Moorhouse (1975) 133 CLR 1 WEA International Inc and Another v Hanimex Corporation Ltd (1987) 17 FCR 274 JW Carter and DJ Harland, Contract Law in Australia (4th ed)(Sydney: Butterworths, 2000) AUSTRALASIAN PERFORMING RIGHT ASSOCIATION LIMITED v METRO ON GEORGE PTY LIMITED, PETER WARREN HEARNE and WARWICK WILLIAM DOUGHTY N1278 OF 2002 BENNETT J 31 AUGUST 2004 SYDNEY