Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Universal City Studios LLLP v Hoey t/as DVD Kingdom [2007] FCA 806
CONTEMPT – breach of orders re sale of DVDs – copyright – sale of DVDs contrary to order - failure to deliver up on oath - breaches found proved - aggravating circumstances not proved. PENALTY – fines imposed – opportunity to purge contempt – fines permitted to be paid by instalment – imprisonment in default of payment. COSTS – whether indemnity costs should be awarded in contempt proceedings – no established practice – indemnity costs not awarded. Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 115, s 116 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v Mudginberrie Station Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 98 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v INFO4PC.com Pty Ltd (2002) 121 FCR 24 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v World Netsafe Pty Ltd (2003) 133 FCR 279 Australian Industrial Group v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union of Australia & Ors (2001) 188 ALR 653 Buchanan Turf Supplies Pty Limited v Premier Turf Supplies Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1694 Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd v Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union (No. 2) (1987) 15 FCR 64 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd (2003) 196 ALR 350 Degmam Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Wright (No 2) [1983] 2 NSWLR 354 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Hickey (1999) 42 ATR 229 Hughes v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2004] FCAFC 319 Pattison (Trustee), in the matter of Bell (Bankrupt) v Bell [2007] FCA 137 Ripcurl International Pty Ltd v Phone Lab Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1215 Universal City Studios LLLP v Hoey trading as DVD Kingdom [2006] FCA 727 Witham v Holloway (1995) 183 CLR 525
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLLP, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION, COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES INC, PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION, WARNER BROS. PICTURES INTERNATIONAL, [A DIVISION OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES INC], DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT, INC, UNIVERSAL PICTURES (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LIMITED, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOUTH PACIFIC PTY LIMITED, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD, ROADSHOW FILMS PTY LTD AND BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT, A DIVISION OF BUENA VISTA (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED v SHANNAN JOHN HOEY TRADING AS DVD KINGDOM NSD 252 OF 2006
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