High Court Says Copyright in Abattoir Footage Belongs to Activist Group

High Court says copyright in abattoir footage belongs to activist group

Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The High Court has ruled that abattoir Game Meats Company is not entitled to a constructive trust in the copyright over video footage obtained by animal activists while trespassing in a Victorian slaughterhouse, saying the case had significant implications for free speech. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this articl…

Who controls trespass footage? Here’s what the High Court’s answer means for animals – and press freedom

Who gets to see what happens in slaughterhouses? The answer is: officials, sometimes, but almost never the public. In a landmark case, the High Court of Australia has ruled an abattoir cannot use copyright law to control who sees video – allegedly depicting animal cruelty – that was illegally recorded on its property. But on the facts of this case, the activists who trespassed to film the video were ordered to destroy their copies. This case has…

Advocacy group ordered to destroy abattoir video footage by High Court

An animal rights group has been ordered to destroy its recordings taken in a Victorian abattoir via secretly planted cameras, despite winning a High Court challenge over laws determining who owns the rights to covertly captured video footage.

High Court hands down final ruling over 14-minute-long abattoir footage

The High Court of Australia orders Farm Transparency International to destroy abattoir footage taken at Game Meat Company's Eurobin facility.