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The case which was originally set down for four days hearing has taken longer than anticipated. It ran for 5 days this week and all evidence has now been heard.

It appears that Nine are not disputing that the narrative and certain other elements of IceTV’s program guide is original and not copied from them, however they are claiming that the schedule of time and program names is copied from their listings. ABC television has been covering the case, transcripts and video available here:

Nine takes on IceTV over copyright breach
16/10/2006

and

Judge urges mediation in Nine, IceTV copyright case
17/10/2006

Final submissions by both sides are scheduled to be made on 30th November. Until then there’s not much more I can say.

Note: neither Duncan Ross nor I work for IceTV any more, so these are purely my personal observations.

Welcome to the Vogel Ross blog.

This is where Peter Vogel and Duncan Ross (late of IceTV Pty Ltd) will keep you updated on the world of New Media.

In coming weeks we will be posting our commentary on the lawsuit brought by the Nine Network who allege that IceTV breach its copyright by producing a program guide for their channel.

This will be a seminal case because it could determine the future availability of interactive TV guides to the Australian public.

Stay tuned!

Note: neither Duncan Ross nor I work for IceTV any more, so these are purely my personal observations.