Universal City Studios LLC v Telstra Limited [2025] FCA 1390

COPYRIGHT – whether site blocking and ancillary orders with respect to 52 target online locations ought to be made under s 115A of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Act) – where the applicants rely on presumptions in s 126, s 131 and s 115A(5A) of the Act and on deemed admissions as to ownership of copyright – where the applicants have complied with the notification requirements in s 115A(4) of the Act as far as is reasonably possible – where the Court is satisfied that evidence establishes that the primary purpose or effect of each of the target online locations is to infringe, or to facilitate the infringement of, copyright in one or more of the cinematograph films – where it can be inferred that the applicants have not granted any licence or consent to the owners or operators of the target online locations to copy or communicate the cinematograph films – where the infringement of copyright at each of the target online locations can be appropriately characterised as flagrant – where the evidence weigh heavily in favour of the exercise of the discretion to grant an injunction under s 115A of the Act

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