https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive The Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive web of AustLII Communities. Space for pages removed from the NT Law handbook en-us Copyright 2026 by contributing authors Wiki Administrator [wiki@austlii.edu.au] The contributing authors of AustLII Communities AustLII Communities https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive https://austlii.community/foswiki/pub/System/ProjectLogos/AustLII_red_50x230.jpg https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Subjectmatterotherthan Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Subject matter other than literary and artistic works (CA Part IV) Part IV of the CA introduces new subject matter for copyright prot... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-13T14:38:56+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Spaceshiftingofrecordedmusic Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 'Space shifting' of recorded music A person who owns a copy of a sound recording, such as a CD, is now allowed to make a copy of that... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-13T14:16:54+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Scanninguploadingdownloadingimages Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Scanning, uploading and downloading images Scanning an image to produce a digitised version involves making a reproduction of the ima... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-13T14:15:55+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Scandalouscontrarytolaw Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Scandalous or contrary to law Under section 42 of the TMA: An application for the registration of a trade mark must be rejected if: ... 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(last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-12T14:07:23+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Requirementsregistration Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Requirements for registration A mark must be 'distinctive' within the terms of section 41 of the TMA, that is, it must be capable of ... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-12T14:06:04+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Reqforregist Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Requirements for registrability A design has to meet a number of key requirements before it can be registered and legally protected i... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-12T14:01:38+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Protectionmechanisms Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Protection mechanisms A person putting material on their site that they wish to protect that is, prevent others from copying shou... 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(last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-12T13:06:05+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Performersperformances Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Performers/performances Prior to amendments to the CA in 2004, performers gained virtually no protection for their live performances,... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-12T12:58:35+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Parallelimportation Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Parallel importation Importing copyright material for commercial purposes or dealing with such material without the approval of the c... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2026-02-12T12:46:14+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/Archive/NTLawHandbookArchive/Otherqualificationsforcopyrightprotect Main.JonathanMo 14 Sep 2015 Other qualification for copyright protection The CA requires two criteria or 'points of attachment' that must be satisfied for a work... 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