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                         cases to 1970 
                         
                        This page supplements the Intellectual Property Guide 
                        elsewhere on this site.  
                         
                        It identifies major copyright law rulings by courts and 
                        tribunals to 1970, along with pointers to selected academic 
                        studies. 
                         
                        It covers - 
                       
                            
                        Maps Case  
                         
                        1916 In Robinson v Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd 
                        the High Court held that a map is an 'original work' even 
                        though it was "created taking information from a 
                        common stock of knowledge". | 22 CLR 124 (1916)  
                            
                        Victoria Park 
                         
                        1937 Victoria Park Racing & Recreation Grounds 
                        Co Ltd v Taylor - High Court decision 
                        | 58 CLR 479 (1937) 
                         
                       
                         
                         
                         
                            
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