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20/01/16
Copyright Catfight
Is your cat worth $100 million? If you answered yes, then you would be Tabatha Bundesen the owner of “Grumpy Cat”. Grumpy Cat is an ordinary cat with an underbite and feline dwarfism. This cat became an internet celebrity in 2012 because of its permanently grumpy face. The cat’s initial popularity originated from a picture...
23/12/15
Christmas Came Early For Dallas Buyers Club….Not
The makers of Dallas Buyers Club (DBC) have recently been refused an application that would have forced internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over details of the customers that illegally downloaded the film. In April, the Federal Court had ordered ISPs to give the personal details of customers’ accounts linked to the IP address that...
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23/12/15
Shake It Off, Shake It Off Tay Tay
In case you hadn’t heard, the claim by R&B singer Jesse Braham that Taylor Swift stole lyrics to her 2014 hit song Shake It Off was dismissed back in November this year. In 2013 Jesse Braham released a song called “Haters Gone Hate” with the chorus containing: “Haters gone hater, playas gone play. Watch out...
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22/12/15
#TermsofUse #Instagram
Option 1: Terms of Use, read them, click agree. Option 2: Terms of Use, don’t read them, click agree. Undoubtedly option 1 is the correct option, but how many of you have taken option 2? According to the Carnegie Mellon University in Britain, 93% of people don’t read the terms and conditions when using a...
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17/12/15
Whose interest is it?
Register your security interest for personal property or you could lose it. The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) provides security for personal property through registration. Did you know intellectual property (IP) and IP licenses are included in personal property? Next time you think of purchasing the rights to intellectual property, it might be a good...
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17/12/15
PR and the “my client told me to do it” defence
Brisbane public relations agency Mercer PR came under fire recently after it released the identity of a female sexual assault complainant on Nauru in what was described as an “extraordinary” breach of privacy. The press response was brutal and even the Public Relations Institute of Australia waded into the fray, calling for better professional standards. Among...
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16/12/15
Is Reading Believing? Ask The ACCC
Should you always believe the labelling on packaging? In a recent case, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has decided that Reckitt Benckiser the producer of Nurofen has gone too far in their marketing claims, and misled consumers. It was found that Nurofen Back Pain, Nurofen Tension Headache, Nurofen Period Pain and Nurofen Migraine...
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