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09/09/15

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...

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...

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...

Legislative protection extended for small businesses

The Federal Government recently announced its introduction of a Bill to Parliament that will provide protection against unfair contract terms for small businesses. To date, the Bill has passed in the House of Representatives and now waiting on review and consideration by the Senate Economics Legislation Committee. If enacted, it will render voidable any unfair...

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...

Trade Promotions Update: Victoria removes the requirement for Permits

At present, if your national game of chance trade promotion exceeds a total prize pool value of $5,000, you require a permit in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Victoria. However, legislation passed by the Victorian Parliament has now removed the requirement for a permit for any trade promotions running in Victoria,...

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