The Federal Court has said no to an attempt to claim potentially thousands of dollars from people who illegally downloaded the movie Dallas Buyers Club. But the downloaders are not in the clear yet.
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High-stress scenarios, flavoured with competitive chefs, and garnished with a panel of celebrity judges … what could possibly go wrong? The copyright spat between channels Seven and Nine is illustrative.
An important sticking point in TTIP negotiations has US and European representatives fighting over food labels.
It’s one of the best-known songs in the world and it’s the copyright preserve of music publishers Warner Chappell. But possibly not for much longer.
A new book and documentary tell us more about the story behind Men at Work’s song Down Under – and the court case it eventually led to. They also prompt questions about current Australian copyright law.
The singer-songwriter has signed deals with two Chinese retailers to sell authentic merchandise in the country in hopes of stemming the tide of knockoffs.
The government’s new anti-piracy bill is not the best solution to online piracy. What really works is easily accessible and affordable legal means to acquire the latest content.
An EU court has ruled that Lego’s iconic mini-figures are a protected trademark and so cannot be copied. Here’s why.
A decision against Google in its court case against Oracle this week could lay the ground for upheaval in the industry.
How much might Australians caught illegally downloading Dallas Buyers Club be charged for their indescretion?
Downloading copyrighted material without permission is illegal, but is it morally equivalent to stealing a DVD?
Australians are amongst the top pirates of movies and television worldwide, but that may change in time.
How easy is it to find those responsible for movie piracy using BitTorrent technology, as in the Dallas Buyers Club case. Not as easy as you might think.
The Dallas Buyers Club court ruling has serious implications for online privacy.
Like ambulance chasers, gimlet-eyed entertainment lawyers have been trained to detect the most trivial copyright infringements.
Artistic works in the public domain may be free, but they form the basis of derivative works worth millions to the economy.
According to copyright expert Wendy Gordon, the judge bungled his instructions to the jury. From there, the outcome was inevitable.
The argument that plain packaging encroaches on trademark rights is unconvincing – here’s why.
A jury in the US has awarded damages of nearly US$7.4 million to Marvin Gaye’s family in a lawsuit against singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. Aren’t we missing the point of copyright?
Following last week’s release of a draft ‘three strikes’ scheme, the issue of online copyright infringement is again up for debate.
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Law Honours Candidate, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University
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Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University London
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow, Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Research Program, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Law, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Sussex
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PhD Candidate, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
