Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Isentia Pty Limited [2024] FCA 363 File number(s): NSD 1204 of 2021
Judgment of: BURLEY J
Date of judgment: 12 April 2024
Catchwords: COPYRIGHT – statutory construction - section 183(1) of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) – meaning of "for the services of the Commonwealth or State" – whether provision of media monitoring services to government clients within s 183(1) – application dismissed
Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 15AA Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Pt VII, ss 31(1)(a)(i), 36(1), 86(a), 87(a), 183, 182B, 183(1), 183A–183F Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21 Patents Act 1952 (Cth) Pt XIV, ss 125, 132 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) ss 162, 163(1) Copyright Regulations 2017 (Cth) reg 124 Patents Act 1946 (UK) ss 46, 46(1)
Cases cited: Aktiengesellschaft fur Autogene Aluminium Schweissung v London Aluminium Co Ltd (No 2) (1923) 40 RPC 107 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) [2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27 Alphapharm Pty Ltd v Lundbeck A/S [2014] HCA 42; (2014) 254 CLR 247 Clunies-Ross v Commonwealth of Australia [1984] HCA 65; (1984) 155 CLR 193 Copyright Agency Limited v New South Wales [2008] HCA 35; (2008) 233 CLR 279 Ex parte Australasian Performing Rights Association; Re Australian Broadcasting Commission [1982] ACopyT 2; (1982) 42 ALR 58 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Pfizer Corporation v Ministry of Health [1965] AC 512 Pocketful of Tunes Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2015] ACopyT 1; (2015) 112 IPR 346 Pyrene Co Ltd v Webb Lamp Co Ltd (1920) 37 RPC 57 re Application by Seven Dimensions Pty Ltd [1996] ACopyT 1; (1996) 35 IPR 1 Re Australasian Performing Right Association's Reference; re Australian Broadcasting Commission [1982] FCA 272; (1982) 45 ALR 153 Stack v Brisbane City Council [1995] FCA 570; (1995) 59 FCR 71 Suatu v Australian Postal Corporation [1989] FCA 88; (1989) 86 ALR 532 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 262 CLR 362
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