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The following is a list of cases that deal with issues of concern to copyright in various jurisdictions. Some of these cases are leading English cases as the law of copyright in various Commonwealth jurisdictions developed out of English law while these countries were colonies of the British Empire. Other cases provide background in areas of copyright law that may be of interest for the legal reasoning or the conclusions they reach. ==Australia== *''Victoria Park Racing and Recreation Grounds Co. Ltd v. Taylor'' (1937) 58 CLR 479 idea-expression divide *''Cuisenaire v. Reed'' (1963) VR 719 (a literary work cannot be infringed by a three-dimensional reproduction) *'' Commissioner of Tax'' (1970) 121 CLR 154 (right definition ) *''Elanco v. Mandops'' (1979) FSR 46 (instructions on herbicide are a literary device) *''Zeccola v. Universal City Studios Inc.'' (1982) 46 ALR 189: there is no copyright in the idea of a theme or a story, but there may be a time where a combination of events and characters reaches sufficient complexity as to give rise to dramatic work copyright *''Computer Edge Pty Ltd v. Apple Computer Inc'' (1986) 161 CLR 171 (test in Exxon for literary work is "not intended to establish a comprehensive or exhasutive definition of literary work for copyright purposes" per Mason and Wilson JJ) *''CBS Records v. Gross'' (1989) 15 IPR 385 (a cover version of a song can be an original work itself capable of copyright protection) *''Greenfield Products Pty Ltd v. Rover-Scott Bonnar Ltd'' (1990) 17 IPR 417 per Pincus J, what is ''not'' a sculpture *''Yumbulul v. Reserve Bank of Australia'' (1991) 21 IPR 481: "copyright law does not provide adequate protection of Aboriginal community claims to regulate the reproduction and use of works which are essentially communal in origin" *''Autodesk v. Dyason (No.2)'' (1993) 111 ALR 385 (the idea-expression divide is the "dominant principle in copyright law" per Mason CJ: "when the expression of any idea is inseparable from its function, it forms part of the idea and is not entitled to the protection of copyright" per Dawson J) *''Sega Enterprises Ltd v. Galaxy Electronics Pty Ltd'' 35 IPR 161 (1997): interactive video games involving computer images fall . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of copyright case law」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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