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.
IP Law Update - No More Monkeying Around When It Comes to a Monkey’s Selfies:
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.
Internet Pirates Might Pay Only $20 Compensation Each to Dallas Buyers Club:
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.
Still Got That VHS Player Lying Around? You’re in Luck!
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?
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.
The New Frontier - Defining Metadata:
The Federal Government's metadata retention policy has been widely publicized and widely criticized, but at this stage the Government is pushing ahead with it. Much of the criticism leveled at the policy has been the lack of clarification of what exactly metadata is, with many Government Ministers failing to provide a clear response when quizzed about it.