Another Hungry Jacks case for Marketing Law students

http://www.theage.com.au/business/nuggets-land-hungry-jacks-in-hot-oil-20101129-18dz7.html

IPRIA/CMCL Special Event: A Conversation with Eddie Schwartz

> Celebrate the end of the year and join a discussion with one of the world's leading songwriters on music markets and the Internet...
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> Eddie Schwartz is best known for writing such classic hit songs as "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" recorded by Pat Benetar, "Don't Shed A Tear" by Paul Carrack and "The Doctor" by the Doobie Brothers. As a songwriter, he has had some two hundred songs recorded and performed by artists such as Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Peter Frampton and Donna Summer. His worldwide sales are currently in excess of 30 million recordings. Together with Prof. Daniel Gervais from Vanderbilt University Law School, Eddie will lead an informal discussion about how music markets on the Internet should be organised.
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> Monday 13 December, 2010
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> Rfreshments from 5:30pm,
> Conversation starts at 6pm
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> Corrs Chambers Westgarth
> Level 36, 600 Bourke Street
> MELBOURNE
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> http://www.ipria.org/events/seminar/2010/Eddie%20Schwartz/Eddie%20Schwartz.html
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New Privacy website

On 1 November 2010 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner was integrated into the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). An interim site for the OAIC is available at www.oaic.gov.au. The www.privacy.gov.au site will be maintained until a site incorporating all OAIC material is established.

Interesting Copyright Case

I've not seen anything beyond this article:

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/chopper-app-hits-highs-low-for-australian-student-20101114-17sq6.html

Watch what you post...

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-posting-boasting-led-to-sack-20101101-17ahp.html

Tweeting celebrities in dash for cash

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/tweeting-celebrities-in-dash-for-cash-20101027-1731w.html

Privacy training for all Google's 23,000 staff

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-took-emails-and-passwords-20101025-16zj4.html

Another 'sucks' domain name decision

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8060095/Disgruntled-airline-passenger-ordered-to-forfeit-I-Hate-Ryanair-website.html

Court finds Google suggestion amounts to libel

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8027967/Google-convicted-of-defaming-French-user-by-linking-his-name-to-rape-in-searches.html
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Regards

Mark

Mark Bender
Department of Business Law & Taxation
Faculty of Business & Economics
Room E553, Menzies Building 11
Monash University
Wellington Rd
Clayton Vic 3800

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AFL Finals Football Copyright Tale

http://www.theage.com.au/national/publishing-firms-song-and-dance-over-safety-anthem-20100905-14w33.html