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19/10/15

Jay Z in Copyright Dispute over ‘Big Pimpin’

Last week the details of the trial between multiplatinum hip-hop artist Jay Z and nephew of acclaimed Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi were released. Hamdi’s nephew Osama Fahmy has claimed that Jay Z and producer Tim ‘Timbaland’ Molsey did not properly license his uncle’s composition Khosara Khosara for the 1999 hip-hop anthem Big Pimpin. Hamdi’s estate...

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EU Safe Harbour System Annulled

Last week the EU’s highest court annulled a deal, otherwise known as the Safe Harbour system, which allows companies to transfer personal data from Europe to the United States. The Safe Harbour system allowed companies to avoid checks when transferring data between offices at different ends of the Atlantic. Most of this data includes human...

The Grand Finale of the TPP

Over the weekend Wikileaks revealed what is believed to be the final version of the Intellectual Property Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). For many commentators, the final version while positive for rights-holders is quite disappointing for users and the public domain. Within the Chapter, all the provisions that recognise the rights and benefits of...

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...

Trade Marks Act amendment poses new challenges

In September of this year, the Trade Marks Amendment (Iconic Symbols of National Identity) Bill was introduced to Parliament by Federal MP Bob Katter. The Bill proposes the introduction for a new ground for rejecting a trade mark application if the trade mark consists of a sign that is of iconic value and national significance,...

Movie pirates in clear waters…for now

In what is proving to garner more interest than the latest Hollywood flick, the Federal Court last month handed down the fourth installment in the case brought by Dallas Buyers Club LLC (DBC) and its parent company Voltage Pictures LLC against six Australian ISP’s (including Internode, Adam Internet, Dodo, Wideband and Amnet Broadband) seeking the...

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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