Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dais Studio Pty Ltd v Bullet Creative Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 2054
Copyright – Computer program – Content management system for Internet web site – Individual files within such a system – Whether "set of statements or instructions" – Whether "used … to bring about a certain result" – Whether source code on files a computer program as defined.
Copyright – Infringement – Whether necessary to establish actual copying of work or copy of work – Whether infringement constituted by copying progenitor or sibling of work.
Copyright – Infringement – Computer program – Part only copied – Whether part a substantial part – Qualitative or quantitative approach to this issue – Originality of part – Relevant of failure to explain qualitative aspects of whole work.
Equity – Obligation of confidence – Information obtained during employment – Information used after termination of employment – Whether information had necessary quality of confidentiality – Circumstances in which information was conveyed to employee.
Contract – Contract of employment containing confidentiality terms – Whether information acquired by employee was "confidential information" or "proprietary information".
Corporations – Obligation of former employee as to use of information acquired during employment – Whether such use "improper".
Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) ss 10, 14 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 182, 183
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