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Court of Appeal Wellington
13 May 1994
Richardson, Gault JJ and Sir Gordon Bisson
13 May 1994
Richardson, Gault JJ and Sir Gordon Bisson
Copyright — Infringement — New competition based on results of sporting events — Whether new competition substantially copied existing competition — Whether substantial part of existing work copied — Test for assessing breach of copyright — Whether essence of original work had been copied — Whether interim injunction should be granted — Copyright Act 1962, s 27.
Commercial law — Fair Trading Act — New competition based on results of sporting events — Whether new competition substantially copied existing competition — Whether substantial part of existing work copied — Whether new competition likely to mislead or deceive — Fair Trading Act 1986, s 9.