Autodata Limited v Boyce’s Automotive Data Pty Limited [2007] FCA 1517

Autodata Limited v Boyce’s Automotive Data Pty Limited [2007] FCA 1517

Except for personal information in paragraph [7] and other agreed excisions, the Report does not possess the requisite degree of confidentiality; information already in the public domain or published earlier cannot be deemed confidential. The respondents' application for confidentiality is dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 October 2007
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Application for Confidentiality Order
Outcome
Respondents' confidentiality application dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['confidential Information' 'copyright' 'objective and Subjective Tests for Confidentiality']
['practice and Procedure' 'intellectual Property'] ['confidential Information' 'copyright' 'objective and Subjective Tests for Confidentiality']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Application for Confidentiality Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Report provided under the Deed is confidential and should be protected from disclosure']

Ratio Decidendi

Except for personal information in paragraph [7] and other agreed excisions, the Report does not possess the requisite degree of confidentiality; information already in the public domain or published earlier cannot be deemed confidential. The respondents' application for confidentiality is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Respondents' confidentiality application dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ["Subject to findings and observations in paragraph [18] of the reasons, the respondents' confidentiality application is dismissed with costs."]