Copyright
Artifex Software v Hancom: Guidance from US District Court on enforcement of open source software licences
30 May 2017
Open source software is regularly used as a way of leveraging the collective knowledge of the software development community by allowing anyone to improve and contribute to the code, provided they ‘pay it forward’ and allow their improved code to be used by the community.
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Kick off! English Premier League kicks unauthorised live streaming as the UK High Court makes first “live” blocking order
5 May 2017
Live streaming is a red-hot topic in the Australian IP sphere.
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How many codes must a man walk down? Coding and copyright cross paths in the FCA
6 March 2017
For most of us, our exposure to software code is limited to the Matrix and those terrifying moments when you accidentally open Terminal on your Mac.
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Counter-productive? Australia’s Productivity Commission releases Final Report into Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements
21 December 2016
Yesterday, Australia’s Productivity Commission released their Final Report into Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements.
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Insecure title: Don’t forget to register your security interest when supplying content on retention of title terms
1 September 2016
A recent judgment from the NSW Supreme Court involving the lease of gas turbines is actually a useful and important reminder to content producers seeking to retain copyright in content provided to customers until those works are paid for.
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An apparently ‘precious’ ring: Federal Court grants summary judgment to rule them all
12 August 2016
The Federal Court of Australia has given summary judgment in Tolkien Estate Limited v Saltalamacchia [2016] FCA 944 for Tolkien Estate Limited (representing the estate of the late JRR Tolkien) against a jewellery trader selling rings bearing the infamous inscription of the ‘One Ring’ from Tolkien’s The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series.
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“Your word is your bond”: Is Trump’s plagiarism of Obama copyright infringement?
10 August 2016
As the US presidential election continues, with it comes more copyright controversies.
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Bieber Fever running high, “is it too late now to say I’m SORRY?” – allegations of copyright infringement against The Biebs (aka Justin Bieber)
15 June 2016
Indie artist, Casey Dienel, who goes by the name of “White Hinterland”, is suing Justin Bieber and producer, Skrillex (as well as the other songwriters) for alleged copyright infringement in relation to Bieber’s hit and annoyingly catchy song “Sorry” (you know the song where The Biebs is singing about Selena Gomez – you can listen to it here).
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Productivity Commission recommends extensive changes to Australian IP – including fair use, circumventing geoblocks, abolishing business method and software patents and more!
29 April 2016
Today, the Productivity Commission has released its draft report into Australia’s intellectual property arrangements.
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