Copyright Decision In Australia Vindicates 3d-Party EPG Provider 66
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."
Anonymous Coward (Score:2, Funny)
Now if they could just get the stations to start and end shows at the advertised times!
Re:suddenbreakoutofcommonsense Justified (Score:3, 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.