18 Sept 2007
MEDIA WORKS NZ LTD & TVWORKS LTD V SKY TELEVISION LTD HC AK CIV 2007-404-5674
- Citation
- openlaw-24010a85_ff4c_4c11_9ea8_3ae4b3265145.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The judge found a strong case that Sky's use of TV3 footage in magazine‑style programmes (The Cup, The Crowd Goes Wild, Reunion) was not 'for the purpose of reporting current events' and that the aggregate rate and repetition across Sky's multi‑channel platform made the dealing unfair and likely to undermine TV3's exclusive rights; accordingly an interlocutory injunction was granted in part, restricting use in magazine programmes and imposing per‑day and three‑hour interval limits for news/sports news uses consistent with industry guidance.