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Copyright Decision In Australia Vindicates 3d-Party EPG Provider

Posted by timothy on from the facts-and-figures dept.

angry tapir writes "In a landmark decision, the High Court of Australia has ruled that Electronic Program Guide (EPG) vendor IceTV has not violated the copyright of Channel 9 by reproducing programming information in its third-party EPG. This case has been running since May 2006, when the Nine Network alleged that IceTV's electronic program guide infringed the copyright of Channel 9's television schedule."

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  1. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now if they could just get the stations to start and end shows at the advertised times!

  2. Re:suddenbreakoutofcommonsense Justified by Gadget_Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can't copyright a fact.

    That is true, however a TV guide doesn't become a fact until after the shows have been broadcast. Before that time it is a plan.

    But I would go one step further. Australian TV networks are terrible at sticking to their schedule. They consistently air their shows late, swap shows to a different time/night without warning or show a different episode that the one that was advertised. I generally consider a TV guide to be a work of fiction.