Ian James Burden, PGT Reclaimed (International) Limited and Plantation Grown Timbers (Vietnam) Limited v ESR Group (NZ) Limited - SC 96/2023
Summary
Result
B The approved questions are as follows:
(a) Was the Court of Appeal correct to conclude, for the purposes of s 9(1) of the Copyright Act 1994, that a copyright holder’s consent is not necessary for a work to be “in circulation”?
(b) Was the Court of Appeal correct to conclude, for the purposes of s 9(1) of the Copyright Act 1994, that circulation outside of New Zealand could constitute “circulation”?
7 December 2023
Date of Hearing
26 April 2024
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams Kós and O'Regan JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Appellants Submissions (PDF 2.3 MB)
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Appellants Chronology Fact (PDF 194 KB)
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Appellants Chronology WCT dates (PDF 215 KB)
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Appellants Roadmap (PDF 177 KB)
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Appellants Further Submissions (PDF 279 KB)
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Respondent submissions (PDF 351 KB)
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Respondent Roadmap (PDF 225 KB)
- Hearing date 26 April 2024 Respondent Further Submissions (PDF 870 KB)
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
High Court decision — BURDEN v ESR GROUP (NZ) LTD [2022] NZHC 1818 [29 July 2022]
Court of Appeal decision — ESR GROUP (NZ) LIMITED v BURDEN [2023] NZCA 335 [31 July 2023]
Leave judgment - leave granted — IAN JAMES BURDEN v ESR GROUP (NZ) LIMITED [2023] NZSC 159 [7 December 2023] (PDF 160 KB)