Copyright Protected Material - Are you leaving yourself exposed? - Deacons
Copyright Protected Material � Are you leaving yourself exposed? - Marie Wong and Annabelle Nilsson of Deacons reports on the High Court case of Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 55:
- In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, the purchaser of land had an implied licence to utilise development drawings for construction on the land where architectural plans had already been prepared for that purpose. This was regardless of the fact that no actual payment for the plans had previously been made to the architect of the plans.
Marie Wong and Annabelle Nilsson note that the case highlights the importance for commercial organisations to ensure that their rights to use and retain copyright material are expressed at the outset of entering into commercial arrangements.