Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Limited [2022] FCA 1413 File number: NSD 257 of 2022
Judgment of: NICHOLAS J
Date of judgment: 25 November 2022
Catchwords: Copyright – application for "site blocking" orders under s 115A of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) in respect of "cyberlocker" known as Mixdrop – whether online location infringes or facilitates the infringement of copyright in applicants' and other copyright owners' films – whether online location has primary purpose or primary effect of infringing or facilitating copyright infringement – consideration of discretionary matters relevant to grant of relief
Legislation: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 115A
Division: General Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Sub-area: Copyright and Industrial Designs
Number of paragraphs: 30
Date of hearing: 20 July 2022
Counsel for the Applicants: Ms F St John
Solicitor for the Applicants: Baker & McKenzie
Counsel for the First Respondent: The first respondent filed a submitting appearance
Counsel for the Second to Thirtieth Respondents: The second to twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twenty-seventh, twenty-ninth and thirtieth respondents did not appear
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