Sky Television has lost its bid to get a High Court injunction against Fairfax over the media company's use of Olympic video. The injunction sought to limit the way in which Fairfax was using video from the Games on its website, stuff.co.nz. Fairfax opposed the bid and argued that its use of Sky's broadcasts fell within fair dealing rules of New Zealand copyright law. Justice John Fogarty, after a two day hearing, released his decision in person this afternoon in a packed Auckland courtroom. Sky argued that Fairfax's use of Olympic footage directly competed with its own broadcasts and that it needed an injunction to ensure its copyright "was not eaten away and undermined".

Source: Otago Daily Times August 12, 2016 02:48 UTC