Australian activists ordered to destroy abattoir footage despite retaining copyright

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Australia’s High Court has concluded that Farm Transparency International maintains copyright over clandestinely acquired footage, underscoring the ramifications of trespassing…

Australia’s High Court has delivered a nuanced ruling in a case that pits animal rights activism against property rights and copyright law. Farm Transparency International, which secretly filmed conditions inside a Victorian goat abattoir, has won its appeal over who owns the copyright to the footage, but it must still destroy all copies of the recordings it made. The decision follows an earlier order requiring the group to pay $130,000 in damages, as per details on the High Court of Australia's website.The case centres on footage captured inside a halal goat slaughterhouse in Eurobin, northeast Victoria.

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