Intellectual property – Copyright - Sound recordings - Source of rights - Transitional provisions - Whether after commencement of Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), the Copyright Act 1911 (Imp) remained source of subsisting copyright in pre-1969 sound recordings.
Constitutional law (Cth) – Validity of Commonwealth legislation - Acquisition of property on just terms - Whether fixing of a "cap" on compulsory licence fees in relation to copyright interests is unconstitutional - Application of s 51(xxxi) of Constitution.
Words and phrases – "compulsory licence", "copyright", "Imperial legislation", "just terms", "licence fees", "validity".
Constitution – s 51(xxxi). Copyright Act 1911 (Imp), ss 19, 24-26.
Copyright Act 1912 (Cth).
Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) – ss 84-113C, 152, 204-248.
Judgment date
Case number
S23/2010
Before
French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Heydon, Crennan, Kiefel, Bell JJ
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