BROADCASTED ITEMS.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 16152, 29 November 1924, Page 5

BROADCASTED ITEMS.

\ A NEWSPAPER'S RIGHTS. INFRINGEMENT ALLEGED. APPLICATION FOR RESTRAINT. . United Press Association. SYDNEY, Nov. 28. A oase of Importance to newspaper interest?, has been initiated by the Daily Telegraph Newspaper Company regarding the broadcasting of news. The Telegraph has made an exparte application to the Equity Court to restrain Broadoasters Limited, its servants, or agents, from broadcasting or transmitting by wireless to the public any portion of the letterpress contained in the plaintiff company's newspapers, and from infringing the copyright therein. Affidavits in support of the application set out allegedly that various portions of the news and information appearing in plaintiff’s newspapers were being broadcasted as being news supplied by the newspaper naily Guardian; that plaintiffs had not authorised or consented to the defendants sending out any news, or information of any kind, published in any of its newspapers; and that plaintiffs had suffered and would suffer great damage by the defendant’s alleged actions. Marked copies of the Daily Telegraph were submitted, indicating a large variety of news, which it was alleged had been broadcasted, and which it was allegeo had been transmitted as news as supplied by the Daily Guardian. Justice Maughan granted plaintiffs leave to serve a short notice motion for an injunction.