intellectual property

Can an Idea Be Stolen? – Protecting Your Copyright:

Can an Idea Be Stolen? – Protecting Your Copyright:

The digital world we now live in has only made life harder for those in the creative industries when it comes to protecting their work. Whether you’re a musician, a photographer, or a graphic designer, it’s more than likely you’ve come across this problem and seen your work ripped off or stolen and used by someone else for their own financial gain.

Online Movie Piracy - The Dallas Buyers Club Saga Continues:

Online Movie Piracy - The Dallas Buyers Club Saga Continues:

We've written a few times before about online piracy concerning the illegal downloading of Dallas Buyers Club by Australians and the court case brought against local ISPs. It seems that this saga is far from over though with a new judgment being handed down by the Federal Court to prevent speculative invoicing from taking place.

Google News Is Closing In Spain Because Of Copyright Law:

Google News Is Closing In Spain Because Of Copyright Law:

Google has announced that it will be permanently shutting down the Spanish version of Google News, effective from December 16, 2014. The shutdown comes in direct response to amendments to the Spanish intellectual property law (Ley De Propiedad Intelectual) imposing a compulsory fee for the use of snippets of text to link to news articles, by online news aggregators that provide a search service.

Protecting Your Intellectual Property - Registering a Trademark:

Protecting Your Intellectual Property - Registering a Trademark:

Running a business is all about building a distinctive product or service and constructing a highly recognizable image that is immediately recognizable to your customers. Constructing this image is just the first step though, next you need to protect this image so others can’t copy it or leverage off it to steal your hard earned customers.

Patenting the Human Body - Invention or Nature?

Patenting the Human Body - Invention or Nature?

A significant decision has been handed down by the Full Bench of the Federal Court of Australia today in regards to intellectual property and the human body. The decision centres around the BRCA1 gene mutation, commonly known as the ‘breast cancer gene’. In a landmark decision the court has found that a private company is within its rights to hold a patent over this gene.

Just Monkeying Around – Animals Selfies Can’t Be Copyrighted:

Just Monkeying Around – Animals Selfies Can’t Be Copyrighted:

Just a quick post for all those budding wildlife photographers out there – don’t let a curious monkey (or any other jungle animal for that matter) push the shutter button on your camera instead of you. Why you ask?