Proposed new website blocking powers for the Federal Court
20 April 2015
There has been a great flurry of activity in the online copyright infringement space lately.
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Dallas Buyers Club – Court to order the (conditional) disclosure of customer details following allegations of copyright infringement
16 April 2015
On 7 April, Justice Perram of the Federal Court of Australia found that iiNet and five other ISPs should provide the names and addresses associated with 4,716 IP addresses to Dallas Buyers Club and Voltage Pictures.
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Getting mathematical about a musical treasure: “I Am Australian” in the Copyright Tribunal
7 April 2015
Back in November 2014 we reported that the iconic song, I Am Australian, was in the midst of a legal dispute in the Copyright Tribunal of Australia (Tribunal) between one of its co-authors, Bruce Woodley of The Seekers, and the Commonwealth Government.
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Copyright case of Olympic proportions
11 March 2015
Just before Christmas last year, Justice Bennett handed down the decision in Seven Network Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2014] FCA 1411 which held that no copyright existed in Channel Seven’s live television broadcasting of the 2006 (Winter) Olympics in Turin, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, to Australian viewers.
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Aereo and Optus TV Now – a comparison of the US Supreme Court and Australian Full Federal Court decisions
10 March 2015
The Supreme Court of the United States in Aereo and the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Optus TV Now have both considered the application of copyright laws to television streaming services.
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2014 in review: the top three Australian developments in patents, trade marks and copyright
22 December 2014
We take a look back at the key Australian developments in intellectual property in 2014, including in patents, trade marks and copyright.
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Proposed changes to the Copyright Act to implement the Marrakesh Treaty – with a side note on the ALRC’s fair use recommendation
14 November 2014
The Government has recently announced a public consultation on Australia’s implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty. The Government’s proposed implementation is outlined in the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Options Paper, which proposes three alternatives, all of which require amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Submissions close on 30 November 2014.
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“I Am Australian”: Seeking compensation for Crown use of copyright
5 November 2014
I Am Australian now finds itself in the midst of a legal dispute in the Copyright Tribunal of Australia between one of its co-authors, Bruce Woodley of The Seekers, and the Commonwealth government
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Aereo fails to turn lemons into lemonade – TV retransmission service blocked by preliminary injunction
28 October 2014
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, Aereo has attempted unsuccessfully (in the words of Judge Nathan) “to turn lemons into lemonade” by using the Supreme Court’s characterisation of the Aereo service to argue that it is entitled to a compulsory license for internet retransmissions. Last week, the US District Court of the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against the Aereo service, rejecting Aereo’s argument that it is a “cable system”. You can read Judge Nathan’s decision here.
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