Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Exposed: 'new' hard drive full of pirated movies
Seems a classic ACL s29 (10 (a) & (c) matter.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Contract formation case - only in America!
http://au.news.yahoo.com/odd/a/-/odd/12191680/man-sues-former-hostages-says-the-broke-promise#post-comment
Thanks to former student Sam for the heads up on this one!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
VCE English Exam
Good example of Moral and Economic rights apparently being infringed.
From the facts substantiality not likely an issue.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/sloppy-copy-in-exam-raises-ire-20111109-1n7eo.html
Might make a good exam question for Marketing Law?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
ACCC Chairman's Speech
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=1014098&nodeId=19e390ff37e28f4162412d52635be1a4&fn=Some%20compliance%20and%20enforcement%20issues.pdf
Some insight into concerns and areas of focus.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Beyonce accused of stealing dance moves
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Finally...
Federal Court decision in the ACCC v Google, Trading Post action.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1008662/fromItemId/142
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
The War on Cartels: An evaluation of the Impact of Criminalisation on Deterrence and Compliance
Presenter Professor Christine Parker,
Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Thursday 1 September 2011, 1:10pm, Law Staff Library, 2nd Floor Building 12
Cartel conduct is a crime. This presentation, however, reveals interview evidence suggesting that business people penalised for cartel activity do not see their own activities as criminal and punishable. These findings, along with quantitative survey evidence on the lack of knowledge of the law and fear of its criminal enforcement, have significant consequences for the integrity of the whole project of using criminal law for economic regulation.
RSVP to Meli Voursoukis - ext. 54135, email: meli.voursoukis@monash.edu by 25/08/11
Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Thursday 1 September 2011, 1:10pm, Law Staff Library, 2nd Floor Building 12
Cartel conduct is a crime. This presentation, however, reveals interview evidence suggesting that business people penalised for cartel activity do not see their own activities as criminal and punishable. These findings, along with quantitative survey evidence on the lack of knowledge of the law and fear of its criminal enforcement, have significant consequences for the integrity of the whole project of using criminal law for economic regulation.
RSVP to Meli Voursoukis - ext. 54135, email: meli.voursoukis@monash.edu by 25/08/11
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
HTC files fresh lawsuit against Apple
Taiwan's HTC on Tuesday filed a fresh lawsuit against Apple in the US, escalating the legal battle between the two smartphone makers.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2cb095b0-c819-11e0-9501-00144feabdc0.html
Friday, August 12, 2011
Louboutin Denied Injunction Over Red Soles - WSJ.com
A trademark case for the ladies....
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576500190678090656.html
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
UK decision on ISP liability
From CSA website:
At a time when debate is raging about ways to tackle online infringement of copyright, an English court has handed down a landmark decision ordering England's largest ISP, BT, to block access to an infringing website.
This is the first time that section 97A of the UK's Copyright, Designs and Patents Act – which implements obligations under Europe's Information Society Directive – has been tested. This section enables injunctions to be granted where an ISP "has actual knowledge of another person using their service to infringe copyright".
The case follows on from a previous decision that a website operated by Newzbin Ltd infringed the copyright of the film studio applicants. The film studios contended that the only way to obtain effective relief to prevent or at least reduce the scale of these infringements was to seek an order for BT to block access to the NewzBin site. The High Court of England and Wales found in the studios favour.
This outcome is in contrast to the Full Federal court decision in Roadshow Films Pty Limited v iiNet Limited [2011] FCAFC 23 (24 February 2011). The High Court's discussion of the meaning of "knowledge" under section 97A of the CDPA compared with 1911 and 1956 UK Copyright Acts will be of interest to Australian readers.
Full text of the High Court's decision is available here;
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Google should have flagged Norwegian murderer?
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/could-google-have-caught-the-norway-killer-20110728-1i17r.html
Some interesting comments here.
The irony of such claims is also noteworthy, Google has faced legal challenges in Europe to a number of it's activities - including Streetview on privacy grounds.
Are we ready for Minority Report to be real?
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Misleading and deceptive conduct by telcos
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/telcos-slugged-for-misleading-mobile-plan-confusopoly-20110713-1hcxt.html
ACMA finally regulating this misleading and deceptive conduct.
Would have been good to see ACCC step up a long time ago.
Misleading and deceptive is misleading and deceptive regardless of the industry - telco, real estate etc.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Uni students struggle with degree ennui
http://www.theage.com.au/national/uni-students-struggle-with-degree-ennui-20110621-1gdk7.html
Boredom cited as key factor for first year students wanting leave university courses early.
Friday, June 17, 2011
About time....
Justin Bieber | Telco Fined for Misleading Ringtone ads
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Finally....
http://www.theage.com.au/business/optus-fined-for-misleading-ads-20110518-1esb8.html
some action on mobile phone providers so called 'caps'
my longsuffering students are well aware of my views on this
Monday, May 16, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Good example of some ambush marketing
Clearly not the AFL official site, actually another company using the domain trying to re-direct consumers
Thanks to James Deagan for the link
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Interesting times at RMIT
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/rmit-seeks-to-silence-dissent-20110509-1efvb.html
Interesting issues around the student / institution relationship, the use of restraining orders and the consequences of using social media.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Access to Medicines Seminar
IPRIA & IILaH Public Seminar
The World Trade Organization's Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)
Agreement and Access to Medicines
Thursday 21 April 2011
The World Trade Organization's Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)
Agreement and Access to Medicines
Thursday 21 April 2011
http://intranet.law.unimelb.edu.au/staff/events/files/Flyer_21.04.11.pdf
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Woolworths - good for Marketing Law this week
Refusal to supply / loss leading:
http://www.theage.com.au/business/beer-wars-big-retail-v-fosters-20110322-1c59d.html
(Coles also reportedly had plans to loss lead)
and
an alleged trade mark infringement over the 'Honest to Goodness' phrase
http://www.smh.com.au/business/woolworths-faces-trademark-battle-20110320-1c27z.html
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
More popular press on the 'piracy' debate
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/piracy-are-we-being-conned-20110322-1c4cs.html
Some interesting suggestions as to way the content industry has characterised defendants.
Monday, March 21, 2011
CMCL Medal 2011
The CMCL Medal seeks succinct, innovative analyses of contemporary issues in media law. The winner will receive a medal, a prize of $1,500, and an invitation to develop their paper for publication in theMedia & Arts Law Review. Other finalists will receive $500 and a certificate.
Eligibility - Final year JD and LLB students in
Friday, March 18, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Downloading music and movie
http://digihub.theage.com.au/node/2022
http://digihub.theage.com.au/Do-Australias-piracy-numbers-add-up
As discussed in some of the BTC3300 tutorials last week.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Wikileaks Team to Address Melbourne Forum at Fed Square
BMW Edge in Federation Square, tonight, Friday 4th February, from 6pm. Registration is not required, but seating is limited.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Consumer Affairs Victoria - NewsAlert - 2010-12-24 - Download our new MyShopRights iPhone app - Alert
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256EB5000644CE/page/Listing-NewsAlert-2010-12-24+-+Download+our+new+MyShopRights+iPhone+app+-+Alert?OpenDocument&1=~&2=~&3=~&REFUNID=~
iPhone app covering consumer rights under the 'new' ACL
Misleading Conduct by Real Estate Agents
Good to see some enforcement action.
Obviously the polls that accompany these articles are not necessarily statistically valid (carrying the following disclaimer: These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinion only of visitors who have chosen to participate) - but I can't recall seeing result at this level (94% this morning) ver often.
SiNApSE blog
http://www.sinapseblog.com/
Some interesting content on this blog - including some Indian perspectives.
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