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Megaupload shut down by US authorities
Posted on 26/01/2012 by
On 19 January, United States authorities shut down Megaupload. Read More
DC Comics fails to prevent registration of superhero character
Posted on 17/01/2012 by
DC Comics has failed in its attempt to oppose a trade mark application for a super hero character in relation to financial services in class 36. Read More
It isn’t all over: the full impact of the recent FA Premier League case is not yet clear...
Posted on 06/12/2011 by
* Copyright in Live Broadcast: Football Association Premier League v QC Leisure and Karen Murphy v Media Protection Service Ltd* The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently given its much anticipated ruling in the joined cases... Read More
Update on the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011
Posted on 04/11/2011 by
On 1 September 2011, the provisions of the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act came in to force. Read More
Legal Protection for Traditional Knowledge
Posted on 03/06/2011 by
Recently, New Zealanders have expressed outrage at the unauthorised use of Maori symbols in relation to commercial products. Read More
Facton Ltd v Rifai Fashions Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 290 (30 March 2011)
Posted on 03/06/2011
*Damages Awards For Trade Mark and Copyright Infringement * In this case Justice Bromberg of The Federal Court of Australia examined the law on damages in a case involving counterfeit goods. Read More
New Zealand File Sharing Legislation Passed
Posted on 15/04/2011 by
On 14 April 2011, the New Zealand Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill was passed by 111 votes to 11. The Bill had been debated under urgency in the days prior to its final vote. Read More
Australian and New Zealand copyright law for databases, compilations, and directories
Posted on 17/03/2011 by
In December 2010, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia delivered another landmark decision for Australian copyright law. Read More
Internet suspension for file sharing infringers
Posted on 09/12/2010 by
The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill purported to introduce a new civil remedy, allowing a District Court to order an Internet Service Provider to suspend an account for up to six months. Read More
Disputing Ownership of Copyright
Posted on 27/07/2010
Disputes over ownership of copyright often arise in situations where one party “commissions” someone else to create an original work. Read More