IceTV fight turns to High Court
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IceTV has been granted special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia in its ongoing battle with the Nine Network.
IceTV will appeal the recent decision by the NSW appeal court that ruled it was permanently restrained from reproducing in a material form Nine Program Time and Title Information.
The company offers a subscription based EPG which enables users to record television programmes on their personal PVRs and home media centres.
IceTV successfully defended itself against Channel Nine’s claims that IceTV’s Electronic Program Guide (EPG), which also covers channels 7, 10, the ABC and SBS, was breaching Nine’s copyright in its program listings in August 2007. However Nine appealed the ruling by Justice Annabelle Bennett in the NSW Supreme Court.
Nine launched the action just days before IceTV was to be floated on the Australian Stock Exchange, forcing IceTV to cancel the float and return investors’ money.
IceTV recently launched a version of its EPG compatible with the iPhone (pitcured).
Source: Smarthouse Australia
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