LAWS1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Industrial Design Right, Windsurfing, Copyright Law Of Australia
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Intellectual property: multiple categories of ip rights. Protects text, images and other forms of expression from unauthorised reproduction. A creation will only be protected by copyright if: creation is a work" or subject matter other than works" - s32 ca - extends protection to. Literary works - expression of idea in form of text - mirror v queensland (1982) Musical works - primarily the musical arrangement of a combination of notes and sounds a&m v napster (2001) Artistic works - needing skill and appealing to aesthetic taste - clarendon v. S91 ca - recordings of tv and sound broadcasts network ten v tcn (2004) Result of the person"s own skill and effort rather than result of copying from another source. Requirement of originality only applies to works: creation is expressed in material form - john fairfax v consolidated (1960) Person who first expresses the idea in material form owns the copyright - donoghue v allied (1938)
