Interesting story out of Thailand. Taken from the article – https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1791974/copyright-agents-face-arrest-warrants-for-krathong-floats-sting Police will seek arrest warrants for “copyright agents” who ordered krathong floats adorned with copyrighted cartoon characters from a 15-year-old girl, and then had her arrested and fined for copyright infringement.
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Jennifer Lopez is being sued for copyright infringement for posting a photo of herself taken by paparazzi to her Instagram account. Although she is in the photo, she does not have the authorisation to use the photo and does not have ownership
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Its a “travesty of justice” Katy Perry’s lawyer has labelled the verdict on her copyright suit. Katy Perry’s music label has been ordered to pay a total of $2.78 million (around $4 million AUD) in damages for the 2013 hit “Dark Horse”
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The original creators of the iconic “Not happy, Jan” advertisement are unhappy with Darrell Lea for ripping off the idea in its latest TV advertising campaign. Sensis, which was responsible for the Yellow Pages “Not happy, Jan” ad in 2000, has issued
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http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/security/australian-federal-police-admits-to-metadata-breach-involving-a-journalist/news-story/d1ce2bb1c4bde7f1490aa879b39f0d4b
An ugly case is currently before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, where it is alleged that the father-in-law of chef Gordon Ramsay hacked into Ramsay’s emails almost 2,000 times to try to dig up dirt on him. Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law, Chris
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Kim Dotcom extradition appeal against extradition to the United States has been thrown out of court in New Zealand. The New Zealand High Court has upheld an the earlier decision stating that there was enough evidence to extradite Dotcom, to the U.S.
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Excellent article by Hannah Karp – Wall Street Journal. – http://www.wsj.com/articles/boost-in-online-pirated-cd-sales-deal-another-blow-to-music-industry-1477867243?tesla=y
Whatever you think of Donald Trump – an online pirate is not one that comes to mind straight away. Anyway with 3 weeks before the Presidential election is held in the USA, you would think he has other things to occupy his
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Mr. Graham Burke of Village Roadshow Limited delivered a speech to the 71st Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast on Monday 10th October 2016. Mr Burke outlined how copyright and online piracy is hurting the entertainment industry. Mr Burke outlined
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