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IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd

(2009) 239 CLR 458
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Copyright does not subsist in factual compilations based on mere industrious collection; originality requires independent intellectual effort in expression.

Key Principle

The HCA held that copyright does not subsist in factual compilations based solely on industrious collection; originality requires independent intellectual effort in the form of expression, not merely the labour of gathering information.

Area of Law

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