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08/12/16

Dulux’s claims about cooling benefits of its paint products found to be misleading

Dulux has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty of $400,000 for advertising misleading claims that paint products reduced the interior temperature of homes in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Limited (No 2) [2016] FCA 1286. In the final proceedings to the action brought by the ACCC against DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty...

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Google still searching for copyright safe harbour provision

In an environment where large technology companies strive to satisfy and prosper from consumers’ insatiable appetite for online media, companies like eBay and Google have been campaigning for the copyright safe harbour provision to be extended to their technology platforms. The copyright safe harbour provision currently protects internet service providers and Telcos like Telstra and...

IMDB suing California Attorney General to invalidate Actor Age Censorship Law

The topic of age discrimination has been brought to light in the past few years in Hollywood. Big names in the industry like Meryl Streep have lamented that once women have passed childbearing age they “could only be seen as grotesque on some level.” In response to these concerns, the State of California passed Assembly...

The Entertainment Industry Act – Last Instalment

In the last of our Blogs on the Entertainment Industry Act, we will look at whether the location of the performer, the manager or agent, or the venue where the performance takes place is relevant in determining the enforceability of your agreement. Whenever we sign legal agreements, there is always a particular location – whether...

Update to trade mark fees

IP Australia has made changes to fees for the trade mark application process. Before 10 October 2016, it cost $200 per class per trade mark to file a trade mark application, and if the trade mark was accepted, $300 per class per trade mark for registration. From 10 October 2016, under the new fee structure...

Update to unfair contract terms in small business contracts

New laws will apply to protect small businesses from unfair contract terms in standard form contracts entered into or renewed on or after 12 November 2016. The laws will apply where: the contract is for the supply of goods or services or the sale or grant of an interest in land; and at the time...

Blog: Marvin Gaye & Co. to ‘Get it on’ in Court against Ed Sheeran

After their huge US$7.4 million win against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement over the hit single “Blurred Lines,” Marvin Gaye’s extended musical family are in court again. This time they have British musician Ed Sheeran in their sights, alleging Sheeran copied core elements of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit ‘Let’s Get It...

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