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Technology, Digital & E-Commerce

30/09/15

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...

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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...

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...

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...

Bitter tweet – defamation in social media

140 defamatory characters posted in the Twitter-sphere could cost tens of thousands of dollars in damages, the New South Wales District Court has held. The case reignites the complexities of defamation law in a world where everyone is a publisher and information is disseminated across the globe at the click of a button. In the...

Are You Ready For The New Privacy Laws?

Privacy has become major concern in the digital world. In order to keep pace with rapid technological development, in December 2012 the Australian Government introduced the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (Cth). This Act introduced a number of key changes to Australian privacy laws, which take effect from 12 March 2014. What are...

Google Changes AdWords Trade Mark Policy

Change is certainly in the air at Google. Turns out that while we were busy lamenting the loss of our beloved Google Reader, the folks over at Google were equally busy revising the AdWords trade mark policy in Australia. Here is what you need to know. Key changes From 23 April 2013, Google will no...

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