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I am also satisfied that the target online locations, by providing the functionality to which I
have referred, facilitate the infringement of the applicants’ copyright in the applicants’
cinematograph films: see s 115(1)(b).
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The more difficult issue in this case is whether the “primary purpose” requirement of
s 115(1)(c) is satisfied.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE REQUIREMENT
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The primary purpose requirement imposes an important limitation on the power of the Court
to make an order under s 115A.
As explained in Roadshow (referring to the Revised
Explanatory Memorandum to the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015 (Cth))
at [48]-[49]:
[48]
The requirement that the online location have as its primary purpose copyright
infringement or the facilitation of copyright infringement provides an
important check on the operation of s 115A. Thus, the fact that a particular
website makes some unlicensed copyright material available online or is
routinely used by some users to infringe copyright does not establish that the
primary purpose of the website is to infringe or facilitate the infringement of
copyright. The s 115A(1)(c) requirement is explained in the Revised
Explanatory Memorandum as follows:
38.
The Court must also be satisfied that the primary purpose of the online
location is to either infringe copyright, or facilitate the infringement of
copyright generally. This is an intentionally high threshold for the
copyright owner to meet as a safeguard against any potential abuse.
For example, the ‘primary purpose’ test would prevent an injunction
to disable access to an art gallery website operated outside of Australia
that may contain an unauthorised photograph. Thus, a website such as
www.youtube.com or www.blogger.com would not prima facie satisfy
the test as being an online location that infringes or facilitates
infringement of copyright. Technology and technological change is
not to be chilled or targeted by this amendment.
39.
The primary purpose test would also prevent an injunction to block an
online location operated overseas that provides legitimate copyright
material to individuals within another geographic location, but are not
licensed to distribute that copyright material in Australia. For
example, the United States iTunes store does not operate with the
primary purpose of infringing copyright or facilitating the
infringement of copyright and therefore access to this online location
would not be disabled under an injunction. The test is also not
intended to capture Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that are
promoted and used for legitimate purposes, or merely used to access
legitimate copyright material distributed in a foreign geographic
market. VPNs have a wide range of legitimate purposes and have no
oversight, influence or control over their customers’ activities.
40.
The primary purpose test would direct the Court to consider the
principal activity for which the online location exists and the
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