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Federal Court orders sky high penalty against STA Travel

29 May 2020

Under the new ACL penalty regime, the Court has ordered STA Travel to pay a penalty of $14 million for false, misleading or deceptive representations.

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Love is in the Ear – Federal Court of Australia finds copyright infringed by the sound of lyrics sung

27 May 2020

By Thomas Dysart

On 24 April 2020, Justice Perram of the Federal Court of Australia gave judgment in relation to a copyright dispute concerning the iconic Australian pop-hit classic, Love is in the Air, finding that a substantial part of the song had been copied by a US pop-duo, Glass Candy, and by France’s national airline, Air France, as part of its international marketing campaign.

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A lasting lega-sea: High Court rules that disappointed cruise passengers can recover in Scenic Tours class action

22 May 2020

By Mark Giuseppini

Scenic Tours: High Court finds damages for disappointment and distress for breach of contract or consumer guarantees not precluded by Civil Liability Act non-economic loss provisions

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Bega succeeds in Full Court appeal despite ‘Krafty’ peanut butter packaging

4 May 2020

By Katie Warner

On 15 April 2020, the Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal against O’Callaghan J’s decision in Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC v Bega Cheese Limited (No 8) [2019] FCA 593.

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Mr Worldwide’s great American ‘scream’ – protection granted for Pitbull’s famous yell

24 April 2020

By Bridie Egan

American rapper, singer and songwriter Pitbull (Armando Christian Pérez) has successfully trade marked his tell-tale yell ‘EEEEEEEYOOOOOO!’ that features heavily in most of his songs.

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