What a Betty Boop boo… Court rejects family’s copyright appeal
1 April 2011
In a recent judgment, the U.S.
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A TRILLION dollars!
1 April 2011
The internet has been awash recently with the story of the thirteen record companies who sued Limewire for $75 trillion (which is likely more money than even exists in the world today).
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Australia provides for developing countries in need of pharmaceuticals
1 April 2011
Under a new policy released by the Australian Government on 22 March 2011 (see media release here), those in developing countries will soon be able to access medicines which are the subject of Australian patent protection at more affordable prices.
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European Court of Justice strikes down plan to implement a unified patent litigation system
1 April 2011
The European Court of Justice (the Court) issued an opinion recently thwarting the European Commission’s plans to introduce a unified patent litigation system.
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Breaking News: EMI loses Men at Work “Down Under” decision to gum-tree sitting Kookaburra
31 March 2011
The Full Federal Court has rejected EMI’s appeal of Justice Jacobsen’s decision that Men at Work’s song “Down Under” infringed Larrikin Music’s copyright in “Kookaburra sits in the Old Gum Tree”.
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Turtle vs Tata “Pacs” a punch
25 March 2011
On 14 July 2010, Tata Sons, the intellectual property holding company for the Indian industrial conglomerate the Tata Group, applied for an injunction against Greenpeace India for using its “T within a circle” device in a virtual game on the Greenpeace website.
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Breaking news: “Hollywood bound for the High Court” – Film companies lodge special leave application in iiNet
24 March 2011
In news just to hand, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has issued a press release on its website confirming that the film companies which brought proceedings against ISP, iiNet, in 2008 have lodged an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia.
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Google Books Settlement rejected: is this the final chapter?
24 March 2011
Google’s plans for commercialising the world’s largest digital library were stalled this week as US Judge Denny Chin rejected the Google Books Settlement, determining that it was not “fair, adequate or reasonable”.
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Tick Tock on the Clock but the allegations of copyright infringement won’t stop
23 March 2011
Twenty Twelve is a mockumentary following the trials and tribulations of bumbling event organisers in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Raising the bar on the patent system in Australia
15 March 2011
The Australian Government has released, for public viewing and comment, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising The Bar) Bill 2011 (“the Bill“), which proposes to make a number of significant amendments to the Patents Act 1990 (“the Act“) (as well as the Trade Marks Act 1995, Designs Act 2003 and Plant Breeders Rights Act 1994).
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