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Autodesk Inc v Dyason   flag  80

[1992] HCA 2; (1992) 173 CLR 330; (1992) 104 ALR 563; (1992) 66 ALJR 233; 22 IPR 163; [1992] AIPC 38,182
High Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
12th February, 1992

Cases Referring to this Case

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Hoser v Georges (No 2) [2024] FedCFamC2G 243 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law Australia - Commonwealth 15 Mar 2024 AustLII flag 2
Daultrey & Tavener (No 2) [2020] FCCA 2885 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Australia 22 Oct 2020 AustLII flag
E Co v Q (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 646 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 14 May 2018 AustLII flag 5
Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd; In the Matter of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 449 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 May 2017 AustLII flag 2
TICA Default Tenancy Control Pty Ltd v Datakatch Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 815 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 15 Jul 2016 AustLII flag 1
Harper & Harper [2016] FCCA 1603 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Australia 1 Jul 2016 AustLII flag 4
Re Greenhills Securities Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 2021 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 17 Mar 2015 AustLII flag 2
Commonwealth v Davis Samuel Pty Ltd (No 7) [2013] ACTSC 146; (2013) 282 FLR 1; (2013) 95 ACSR 258 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 1 Aug 2013 AustLII flag 44
Tamawood Ltd v Habitare Developments Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (No 3) [2013] FCA 410; (2013) 101 IPR 225 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 7 May 2013 AustLII flag 8
"Table of Cases" [2012] ELECD 71 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
Telstra Corporation Ltd v Phone Directories Co Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 44; (2010) 264 ALR 617; (2010) 85 IPR 571; [2010] AIPC 92-372 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Feb 2010 AustLII flag 27
Pine Labs PVT Ltd v Gemalto Terminals India PVT Ltd - IA 12825/2009 [2009] INDLHC 5157 High Court of Delhi India 8 Dec 2009 LIIofIndia flag
Victoria v Pacific Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 737; (2009) 177 FCR 61; (2009) 81 IPR 525; [2009] AIPC 92-350 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 10 Jun 2009 AustLII flag 8
IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 14; (2009) 239 CLR 458; 254 ALR 386; 83 ALJR 585; [2009] AIPC 92-335; (2009) 80 IPR 451 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Apr 2009 AustLII flag 143
Boyapati v Rockefeller Management Corporation [2008] FCA 995; (2008) 77 IPR 251; [2008] AIPC 92-297 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Jul 2008 AustLII flag 8
Inform Design and Construction Pty Ltd v Boutique Homes Melbourne Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 912; (2008) 77 IPR 523; [2008] AIPC 92-301 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 18 Jun 2008 AustLII flag 6
Generate Group Pty Ltd v Sea-Tech Automation Pty Ltd Digest [2007] NSWSC 226; (2007) 71 IPR 640 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 15 Mar 2007 AustLII flag
Clifford & Mountford [2006] FMCAfam 450; (2006) 219 FLR 437 Federal Magistrates Court of Australia Australia 25 Aug 2006 AustLII flag 33
[2004] Hkca 240 (19 August 2004) [2004] HKCA 240 Hong Kong Court of Appeal Hong Kong 19 Aug 2004 HKLII flag
Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment v Stevens [2003] FCAFC 157; (2003) 132 FCR 31; (2003) 200 ALR 96; 57 IPR 161; [2003] AIPC 91-902 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Jul 2003 AustLII flag 21
Pembroke School Inc v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2002] FCA 1020; (2002) 78 ALD 151 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 19 Aug 2002 AustLII flag 8
Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment v Stevens [2002] FCA 906 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 Jul 2002 AustLII flag 8
Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2002] FCAFC 112 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 15 May 2002 AustLII flag 11
- Copyright and Contract [2002] Can Com R 17 Canada circa 2002 AustLII flag
Pacific Gaming Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Industries Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1636; (2001) 116 FCR 448; [2002] AIPC 91-759 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 Nov 2001 AustLII flag 15
P M Sulcs v Daihatsu Australia [2001] NSWSC 636 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 1 Aug 2001 AustLII flag 4
Data Access Corporation v Powerflex Services Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 49; (1999) 202 CLR 1; 166 ALR 228; (1998) 20 Leg Rep 8; [1999] AIPC 91-514; (1999) 45 IPR 353; (1999) 73 ALJR 1435 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Sep 1999 AustLII flag 84
Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [1999] NSWSC 828 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 19 Aug 1999 AustLII flag 27
Harpur v Lambourne [1999] NSWSC 598; 45 IPR 213 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 22 Apr 1999 AustLII flag 3
Data Access Corporation v Powerflex Services Pty Ltd M113/1997 [1999] HCATrans 3 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Feb 1999 AustLII flag
K Mart Australia Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [1998] FCA 1409 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Nov 1998 AustLII flag
Coogi Australia Pty Ltd v Hysport International Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 1059 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Aug 1998 AustLII flag
Trustek Australia Pty Ltd v Burke [1998] WASC 72; 40 IPR 455 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 16 Mar 1998 AustLII flag 1
Powerflex Services Pty Ltd v Data Access Corporation [1997] FCA 490 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Jun 1997 AustLII flag
Sega Enterprises Ltd v Galaxy Electronics Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 1740 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 28 Aug 1996 AustLII flag
Sega Enterprises Ltd v Galaxy Electronics Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 761 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 28 Aug 1996 AustLII flag 2
Data Access Corporation v Powerflex Services Pty Ltd, Powerflex Corporation Pty Ltd, David Meredith Bennett, Margaret Ann Bennett and Demileigh Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 1225 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Feb 1996 AustLII flag
Computer Software Protection [1994] Can Com R 10 Canada circa 1994 AustLII flag
Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) [1993] HCA 6; (1993) 176 CLR 300; (1993) 111 ALR 385; (1993) 25 IPR 33; (1993) 67 ALJR 270; [1993] RPC 259 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Apr 1993 AustLII flag 864
Centronics Systems Pty Ltd v Nintendo Co Ltd [1992] FCA 584; (1992) 39 FCR 147; (1992) 111 ALR 13; 24 IPR 481 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 Dec 1992 AustLII flag 16

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"For What Purpose? The Australian Government and the Use of Creative Commons Licences" [2021] BondLawRw 4 Thampapillai, Dilan Australia circa 2021 AustLII flag
"Table of Cases" [2012] ELECD 71 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
"Copyright and the Sound Bite Society" (2010) 10 Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal 1 Barrett, Jonathan Australia - Queensland circa 2010 AustLII flag
"Chapter 13 - After 1980: Collecting Societies and Software Copyright" [2007] SydUPLawBk 18 Atkinson, Benedict Australia circa 2007 AustLII flag
"Locking in Customers, Locking out Competitors: Anti-Circumvention Laws in Australia and Their Potential Effect on Competition in High Technology Markets" (2006) 30 Melbourne University Law Review 657 Clapperton, Dale; Corones, Stephen Australia circa 2006 AustLII flag 2
"The Intersection of Copyright and Plagiarism and the Monitoring of Student Work by Educational Institutions" (2006) 11 Australia and New Zealand Journal of Law and Education 73 Wyburn, Mary; MacPhail, John Australia circa 2006 AustLII flag 1
"Human Rights Special - Aboriginal Law in Western Australia" (2004) 6 (7) Indigenous Law Bulletin 16 Blagg, Harry; Morgan, Neil Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag
"On Technology Locks and the Proper Scope of Digital Copyright Laws - Sony in the High Court" (2004) 26 Sydney Law Review 613 Weatherall, Kimberlee Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag 5
"A Victory for Copyright Owners: Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment v Stevens" (2004) 23 University of Queensland Law Journal 234 Eggins, Simon Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag 1
" [2004] IndigLawB 93 Blagg, Harry; Morgan, Neil Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag
"Computer Programs and Copyright: An Australian Perspective" [2003] DigTechLawJl 2 (2003) 4 Digital Technology Law Journal 2 Padget, Luke Australia circa 2003 AustLII flag
"A Comparative Analysis of Data Protection Laws in Australia and Germany" [2003] JILT 14 P Webb United Kingdom circa 2003 BAILII flag
"Sui Generis Intellectual Property Law Reform: Issues for Australia" [2001] VUWLawRw 3 Richardson, Megan New Zealand circa 2001 NZLII flag
Copyright in the Digital Domain [2001] MurUEJL 11 Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law Australia circa 2001 AustLII flag
"Copyright protection of computer programs in Australia" [2001] ANZCompuLawJl 7 Evenden, Rod Australia circa 2001 AustLII flag
"Piecing together Powerflex" (2000) 74 (6) Law Institute Journal 51 Bleechmore, Dr John Australia - Victoria circa 2000 AustLII flag
"Accomodating Computer Software to Copyright Doctrine: Defining the Scope of Copyright Protection for Software" [2000] JlLawInfoSci 16 Fitzgerald, Anne; Cifuentes, Christine Australia circa 2000 AustLII flag
Tran, Anna Thuc-Anh --- "What is a 'Substancial Part'?: Digital samples: cut-and-pasting and section 14 of the Australian Copyright Act 1968" [1999] DigTechLawJl 1 (1999) 1 Digital Technology Law Journal 1 Tran, Anna Thuc-Anh Australia circa 1999 AustLII flag
Aplin, Tanya --- "Internet Service Provider Libaility for Moral Rights Infringement in Australia" [1999] DigTechLawJl 8 (1999) 1 Digital Technology Law Journal 8 Aplin, Tanya Australia circa 1999 AustLII flag
"The Protection of Computer Programs Under TRIIPS: The Subject Matter Issue" [1999] JlLawInfoSci 2 Jones, Alex Australia circa 1999 AustLII flag
"Streaming the Software Development Process Through Reuse and Patents" [1999] JlLawInfoSci 4 Moens, Annelies Australia circa 1999 AustLII flag
Case Note: Data Access v PowerFlex [1998] HCRev 1998 Caenegem, William Van Australia circa 1998 AustLII flag
"Copyright and Computer Programs: Data Access v Powerflex before the High Court" (1998) 20 Sydney Law Review 296 Kremer, Ben Australia circa 1998 AustLII flag 2
"Technological Measures: Saviour or Saboteur of the Public Domain?" [1998] JlLawInfoSci 4 Hawkins, Catherine Australia circa 1998 AustLII flag
"Manoeuvring trough the Malaise: Contractual Management of Multimedia Production" [1998] ANZCompuLawJl 24 Sutton, Lesley; Baker, Louise Australia circa 1998 AustLII flag
"Current Problems in the Copyright Act Regarding Computer Software" [1998] JlLawInfoSci 15 Vernon, Craig Australia circa 1998 AustLII flag
"Idea and Expression in a Digital World" [1998] JlLawInfoSci 5 Rothnie, Warwick Australia circa 1998 AustLII flag
"Intellectual Property Issues in the Development, Use and Commercialisation of Geographic Information Systems: An Australian Perspective" [1997] JlLawInfoSci 6 Hoyle, Arthur; Clark, Eugene; Cho, George Australia circa 1997 AustLII flag
"Copyright Protection and Computer Software - The Decision in Powerflex Services Ltd v Data Access Corporation" [1997] JlLawInfoSci 7 Sainsbury, Maree Australia circa 1997 AustLII flag
"Future of Fair Dealing in Australian Copyright Law" [1997] JILT 3 P Brudenall United Kingdom circa 1997 BAILII flag
"Authors, Art, and the Debasing Instinct: Law and Morality in the Carmina Burana Case" (1997) 19 Sydney Law Review 385 Hutchings, Anthony Australia circa 1997 AustLII flag
"Data Access Corporation v Powerflex, Bennett " [1996] ANZCompuLawJl 30 FitzSimons, Jim Australia circa 1996 AustLII flag
"Exploiting Computer Software" (1996) 8 (2) Bond Law Review 197 Hughes, Gordon Australia circa 1996 AustLII flag 1
"Copyright, Communication and New Technologies " (1995) 23 (2) Federal Law Review 322 Caenegem, William Australia circa 1995 AustLII flag
"Some Implications of the US Working Group's Report on Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure" [1995] JlLawInfoSci 16 Davison, Mark Australia circa 1995 AustLII flag
"A Proposal for a More Responsive Approach to the Regulation of Corporate Governance " (1995) 23 (2) Federal Law Review 277 Corbett, Angus Australia circa 1995 AustLII flag
"Works Stored in Computer Memory: Databases and the CLRS Draft Report" [1993] JlLawInfoSci 19 Monotti, Ann Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag
"Limitations on the Proposals for Reform of Non-Literal Copyright and Reverse Engineering of Computer Software" [1993] JlLawInfoSci 18 Hunter, Daniel Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag
"Copyright Protection of Electronic Databases" [1993] JlLawInfoSci 20 Lindsay, David Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag
"Re-Writing the Rules on the Forum of Protection for Computer Software" [1993] JlLawInfoSci 16 Christie, Andrew Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag
"Computer Software Copyright in Australia: A Review of Recent Developments" [1993] JlLawInfoSci 15 Fitzgerald, Anne M Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag
"Copyright Protection of Computer Software and User Interfaces: Just What Should Be Protected" (1991-1992) 18 Melbourne University Law Review 584 Francis, Stephen Australia circa 1992 AustLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s10, s14, s36, s43A
Copyright Amendment Act 1984 (Cth)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Dyason v Autodesk Inc [1990] FCA 469; 24 FCR 147; 96 ALR 57; (1990) 18 IPR 109; [1990] AIPC 36,446 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 27 Nov 1990 AustLII flag 18
Re Westaflex (Aust) Pty Ltd; Uniflex (Aust) Pty Ltd and Edward Paul Sterling v Cecil Howard Wood; Heacon Products Pty Ltd and Smiths Industries Pty Ltd (Trading As Heacon Products) [1990] FCA 5; (1990) 18 IPR 1 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Jan 1990 AustLII flag 7
Autodesk Inc v Dyason [1989] FCA 295; [1989] AIPC 39,118; 15 IPR 1 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 7 Aug 1989 AustLII flag 9
Whelan Associates Inc v Jaslow Dental Laboratory Inc M Jaslow Dental Laboratory Inc 797 F2d 1222; 230 USPQ 481; 55 USLW 2094 United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit United States 4 Aug 1986 WorldLII flag 56
Computer Edge Pty Ltd v Apple Computer Inc [1986] HCA 19; (1986) 161 CLR 171; (1986) 65 ALR 33; 6 IPR 1; (1986) 60 ALJR 313 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 May 1986 AustLII flag 106
Apple Computer Inc v Computer Edge Pty Ltd (1983) 50 ALR 581; 1 IPR 353 Australia circa 1983 LexisNexis AU flag 15
Victoria Park Racing and Recreation Grounds Co Ltd v Taylor [1937] HCA 45; (1937) 58 CLR 479; [1937] ALR 597 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 Aug 1937 AustLII flag 249
Hollinrake v Truswell [1894] UKLawRpCh 158; [1894] 3 Ch 420 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 8 Aug 1894 CommonLII flag 59
Baker v Selden 101 US 99; 11 Ot 99; 25 L Ed 841 United States Supreme Court United States 1 Oct 1879 WorldLII flag 108

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