by Tallon Smith | Oct 8, 2023 | Feature, Govt & Politics
Journalism is a fundamental component of democracy. Known as the fourth estate, journalists have the important role of keeping power in check and informing the public. However, freedom of the press came under attack in 2019 with raids by the Australian Federal...
by Lucy Selmes | Oct 8, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature
In October 2019 the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle launched a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) the parent company of the UK’s Mail on Sunday, for allegedly misusing her private information and breaching copyright laws. Markle wrote a letter...
by Linda Nguyen | Oct 8, 2023 | Feature, News
Innovation within limits Visual communicators work at the intersection of creativity and intellectual property; and operate in a complex realm of copyright laws. They rely on these laws to protect artistic creations, but the laws also restrict creativity. So, can...
by Sean Goh | Oct 8, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature
The film “Avatar” is the highest-grossing movie of all time, grossing a whopping $2.9 billion US dollars (almost 4.5 billion AUD) at the international box office. Written and directed by famed director James Cameron, the film went on to receive numerous other...
by Corey Mcdermott | Oct 8, 2023 | Feature, News
In the case of Greenpeace v AGL Energy [2021] the Federal Court of Australia addressed copyright and trademark infringement issues arising from Greenpeace’s media campaign against AGL. Greenpeace launched a campaign that employed a modified version of AGL’s logo and...
by Sophie Owen | Oct 8, 2023 | Feature, News
Trivago was ordered by the Federal Court to pay $44.7 million for providing misleading information about hotel room rates on its website and in its television advertisements. These proceedings were initiated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
