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ARTICLE · 29 APRIL 2009

Copyright In Compilations Under The Spotlight In High Court

In a decision with important implications for compilations of information, such as databases, the High Court today held that an electronic program guide, which reproduced program titles and broadcast times from programming schedules created by TV networks did not infringe copyright (IceTV Pty Limited v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2009] HCA 14).

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In a decision with important implications for compilations of information, such as databases, the High Court today held that an electronic program guide, which reproduced program titles and broadcast times from programming schedules created by TV networks did not infringe copyright (IceTV Pty Limited v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2009] HCA 14).

How Are The Two Guides Produced?

Programmers at Channel Nine prepare the schedules a few weeks in advance. For each timeslot, they insert the following information: broadcast time; program and episode titles; the currency of the program (is it live? a repeat?); classification; and a synopsis. IceTV conceded that copyright subsisted in Channel Nine's schedules and consequently the question of subsistence was not argued

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