Victim of copyright infringement? Prove it!
A number of Australian filmmakers have alleged that their films have been ‘ripped off’ by Hollywood studios, but proving copyright infringement in a court of law is not an easy task. Gene Goodsell writes.
Copyright owners have the exclusive rights to do certain acts in respect of the subject matter protected under the Copyright Act.
In Australia, patents and trademarks are registered, however, copyright is not. This position can be contrasted to that which exists in the United States, where copyright can be registered with the Copyright Office in Washington D.C. In the United States there are two important reasons to register a work. The first is to legally benefit if there is copyright infringement.
The second is to prove chain of title.
