Here’s what you need to know – Unfair Contract Terms Amendment take effect on 9 November 2023
As of 9 November 2023, the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (the Act) will come into effect, making changes to various
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Generations of A.I. are not protected by current intellectual property law
A United States court decision has affirmed that works generated by artificial intelligence are not authored by humans, and so cannot receive copyright protection. In
Read MoreNavigating Federal Court Litigation in Australia
Engaging in litigation within the Federal Court of Australia is a complex endeavor, necessitating an in-depth comprehension of multiple procedural stages. One key element that
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Zoom made a very standard change to its terms and conditions. Why was everyone mad?
Our favourite pandemic-era technology Zoom has had to walk back some significant changes to its terms of service, but the artificial intelligence wars have just
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Your chance to have your Say on Privacy
It is only two weeks until close of submissions on the Australian Government’s review of the Privacy Act 1988. Importantly the review addresses, inter alia,
Read MoreWhy your WIPO TradeMark registration in Australia might be invalid
The International Trademark system administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) provides an easy process of filing trademark applications in Madrid Protocol countries. Not
Read MoreThe idiot’s guide to why you should not steal a domain name at gun point
Every so often there’s a story in the media that beggars belief, like the idiot in America who tried to steal an internet domain name
Read MoreWhistleblowers now get legal protections
Whistleblowers who report misconduct about companies can now access stronger rights and protections under law changes to the Corporations Act. Brisbane intellectual property and domain
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Website Operators Beware: Copyright in third-party content
The full court of the Federal Court has recently handed down its decision in Hardingham v RP Data Pty Limited [2021] FCAFC 148, in which the Court,
Read MoreUnited Nations Cyber Security Breach
The United Nations is the latest organisation to experience a privacy breach. Again, the privacy breach has occurred through a third party provider and a
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