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The ACCC gives a no vote to its latest merger contestant: Channel 7’s proposed acquisition of Consolidated Media Holdings

11 October 2012

By Stewart McKechnie

A focus on sporting content leads the ACCC to reject Seven's bid for an interest in FOXTEL and FOX Sports

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Should innovations be more inventive? A call for public comment.

10 October 2012

By WebTeam

The Federal Government has proposed changes to the innovation patent system, and is seeking public comment.

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Google and the Art of War

9 October 2012

By Katrina Evans

Google is fighting a war on multiple fronts, with antitrust investigations ongoing in the US, the EU, India, Argentina and South Korea.

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Attorneys-general considering new national social media laws

5 October 2012

By Samantha McHugh

State and territory attorneys-general met with Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon in Brisbane today to consider the possibility of new national laws to regulate social media.

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First P2P file-sharing jury trial in the US: Damages of US$220,000 reinstated

3 October 2012

By Sophia Finter

Since our post on Ms Thomas-Rasset’s case back in 2009 (Capitol Records Inc v Thomas-Rasset) here, the amount in damages that she has been ordered to pay to the major music labels for copyright infringement has changed several times.

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Oppa Lawyer Style: Protecting IP rights in a viral video

1 October 2012

By Samantha McHugh

The creators of ‘Gangnam Style’, the K-Pop video by Korean rapper PSY, which went viral after being released in July, are reportedly facing a trade mark fight in the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) over rights to the commercial use of the name ‘Gangnam Style’.

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Federal Trade Commission allows Facebook’s Instagram acquisition to go ahead

29 September 2012

By Jenny Jiang

The US FTC has closed its anti-trust investigation of Facebook's Instagram acquisition without taking any action.

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Round 1: Creator of Joustin’ Beaver app KO’d by Justin Bieber

28 September 2012

By Samantha McHugh

We previously posted about the Joustin’ Beaver v Justin Bieber case here.

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The Pilbara saga continues

25 September 2012

By Meredith Simons

High Court sends Fortescue and Rio Tinto back to the Australian Competition Tribunal

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Heads-up to price fixing conspirators: Taiwanese company fined $US 500 million, executives get three years’ jail

25 September 2012

By Kylie Sturtz

In its case against AU Optronics, the US DOJ Antitrust Division has signalled its intent to companies thinking of contesting criminal cartel proceedings.

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