Apple IP in the news again

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/apple-v-rowan-in-itunes-gift-card-row-20110525-1f3ak.html

Mike Tyson, the Hangover movie sequel and IP...

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/tattoo-court-case-could-delay-release-of-hangover-sequel-20110524-1f21n.html

A legal view on the Brocial Network

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/when-the-privacy-walls-fail-20110519-1euuf.html

Product labelling in the news

http://www.theage.com.au/business/consumers-demand-food-labelling-overhaul-says-choice-20110518-1esf5.html

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

Facebook page as punishment

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/facebook-shame-for-women/story-fn7x8me2-1226055673213

Regards

Mark Bender

Domain Names - A $200m Startup Fighting Legal Battle

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/packer-eyes-200m-aussie-startup-embroiled-in-legal-battle-20110513-1el7k.html

Good example of some ambush marketing

http://dreamteam.com.au

Clearly not the AFL official site, actually another company using the domain trying to re-direct consumers

Thanks to James Deagan for the link

Super Injunctions

Interesting follow up to the previous post

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/twitter-outings-undermine-super-injunctions-20110510-1eg7r.html

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.

Twitter fakes put big names at risk

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/twitter-fakes-put-big-names-at-risk-20110507-1edce.html

$2.7 million penalty for fake "Yellow Pages" directory scam

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/983127