Global InformationTelstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd information
| Telstra v Desktop Marketing Systems | |
|---|---|
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| Court | Full Court of the Federal Court |
| Full case name | Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd |
| Decided | 15 May 2002 |
| Citation(s) | [2002] FCAFC 112; (2002) 119 FCR 491 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action(s) | Telstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 612 (25 May 2001) Telstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd (No 2) [2001] FCA 814 (29 June 2001) |
| Subsequent action(s) | Telstra Corporation Ltd v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 44 (8 February 2010) Telstra Corporation Ltd v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 149 (15 December 2010) |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Black CJ, Lindgren & Sackville JJ |
Telstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd was a 2001–2002 case in the Federal Court of Australia in which Telstra successfully argued that its copyright had been infringed by the reproduction of data from the White and Yellow Pages telephone directories in CD-ROM format.[1]
It was an important decision in Australian copyright law until the High Court of Australia criticised it in IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (2009). In 2010, the Federal Court ruled that copyright no longer subsisted in the White or Yellow Pages, effectively overturning the decision.[2]
- ^ Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2002] FCAFC 112 (15 May 2002), Federal Court (Full Court) (Australia).
- ^ Telstra Corporation Ltd v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 44 (8 February 2010), Federal Court (Australia).