Justice Bennett of the Federal Court of Australia has today handed down her ruling in CA Inc v Independent Systems Integrators Pty Ltd.

 

CA is an international IT software management company, whose products include software to manage large databases on mainframe computers. CA claimed that ISI Pty Ltd had infringed the source code in two of its computer programs and had also breached confidence in documents relating to the computer programs.

 

Justice Bennett found in favour of CA in relation to both copyright infringement and breach of confidence. In making her decision, her Honour dealt with important issues about copyright protection for computer programs such as whether copyright can subsist in a macro.

 

Click here to read the full case

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This morning the Copyright Tribunal of Australia will commence hearing an application brought by Screenrights in relation to royalties for the retransmission of free-to-air digital channels on Foxtel.

 

To view the Court list click below:

http://courtlists.fedcourt.gov.au/courtlistings.aspx?id=1

 

The application follows on from a 2006 decision of the Tribunal relating to

the retransmission of free-to-air television.

 

To view the 2006 decision click below:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/ACopyT/2006/2.html

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