BROADCASTING NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 November 1924, Page 7

BROADCASTING NEWS.

SYDNEY PAPER J S ALLEGATIONS. an Important case. BY CABLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPT BIGHT (Received Nov. 2'B, 12.50 p.m.) _ SYDNEY, Nov. 28. . A case pf imppftan.ee to newspaper interests has been initiated by the Daily . Telegraph Newspaper Company regarding -the broadcasting of’ news. The Telegraph made an explanation to the Equity Court to restrain Broadcasters Limited, its servant <ai agent, from brpad.eakfcing or transmitting by wireless to the public any portion of the letterpress contained in the plaiiitiff company’s newspapers and from livfrmging the copyright therein. An affidavit in support of the application set out allegedly that various portions i . n^£, an< ?,l n^br Uiation appearing in plaintiff s newspaper were being broadcasted as being news supplied by the j l *®* GaarcI iah; that plainnot.d,uthorise'd;or -consented to the. defendants sending out any news or information of any kind published '*■ newspapers; and that plaintiffs had suffered and would suffer great damage by defendants’ alacHons;;.: Marked copies of the P) . ail y Tel egraph were submitted indicating a large variety of news Which wafe a J 9 & e< * had been broadcasted and which wafaliegdd' to have been Sai,P,le,i by the

Maagham granted plainhffs hmve to serve at short notice a motion for injunction.