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Woolworths and Aldi Under Fire For Unfair Suppliers Agreements

The new Grocery Code of Conduct was set up and implemented by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The code came as result of years of complaints from farmers and food manufacturers about unfair treatment from the supermarket giants. The code is there to ensure that retailers deal and negotiate with their partners in...
It’s a food fight! Nine roasts Seven in copyright battle
There is nothing new about television executives complaining that rival network has ripped-off one of their shows. But getting a court to agree is another story altogether, as Channel 7 recently found out! In a high ‘steaks’ legal stoush, Channel Seven tried to have Channel Nine’s new cooking show The Hotplate taken off the air...
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Graffiti and copyright
You may remember Katy Perry wearing a Moschino-designed ‘graffiti’ dress at the Met Gala earlier this year? Or maybe you remember Gigi Hadid wearing it at the 2015 Moschino runway show? Last month, an American street artist known as ‘Rime’ (aka Joseph Tierney) filed a copyright infringement claim in a federal Californian court against both...
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Architects are artists too!
The recent case Coles v Former and Ors [2015] is an interesting case that would be particularly appreciated by architects and designers. The claimant purchased a home from the original owners who had together with an architect come up with ideas and design plans for the house. The original architect invested considerable creative effort into the...
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Faking it with Fake Profiles
Citymove Pty Ltd is a popular city and interstate removalist company with a few bad habits. This is now the second time they have been caught out for publishing false consumer testimonials, and this time the penalty was a lot higher. The ACCC issued three infringement notices to Citymove for allegedly fabricating consumer identities to...
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Your domain name no more
The recent decision in Thomas International Limited v Humantech Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 541, highlights when the Court will grant an interlocutory injunction to compel the transfer of domain names. Thomas International was an Internet business that provided psychological testing services. In 2007 they entered into a Master Licence Agreement with Humantech under which Humantech was...
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Drones: what you need to know
As the popularity of drones rockets skywards, it is not surprising that more and more agencies and brands and turning to the use of drones in the filming and creation of ads. To be clear, when we say drones we’re talking about these… …and not these… Many of us know or know of someone who...
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