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ASIC has no ace in case over Australian Open broadcast rights, ex-Tennis Australia head says
Entertainment 2019-05-07 3:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell has denied allegations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that he breached his duties when awarding broadcasting rights […]

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Ticket reseller Viagogo duped customers, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-04-18 1:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ticket reseller Viagogo will face penalties after the court found it duped customers into thinking it was an official ticket vendor and failed to disclose […]

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Racing Victoria sues fantasy sports betting co. PlayUp over ‘Best Bets’ trade marks
Intellectual Property 2019-04-15 9:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Racing Victoria has dragged fantasy sports gambling company PlayUp to court for allegedly infringing its ‘Best Bets’ trade marks. In a lawsuit filed April 9, […]

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Rugby League stand-down rule ā€˜draconianā€™, court hears at Jack de Belin trial
Trials 2019-04-15 3:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

An Australian Rugby League Commission rule barring St George Illawarra Dragons forward Jack de Belin from taking the field is ā€œdraconianā€ and ā€œunfairā€, a court […]

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Clive Palmer not gonna take Twisted Sister’s copyright lawsuit without a fight
Intellectual Property 2019-03-25 10:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Aspiring MP Clive Palmer has filed his defence against a lawsuit by US record label Universal Music over his take on the 1980s rock anthem […]

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Bird & Bird lawyer’s communications not privileged in IP fight over Golden Girls parody
Intellectual Property 2019-03-19 10:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected a claim of legal privilege over emails at the centre of a copyright lawsuit over a puppet-show parody of the 80s […]

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Rugby player benched over sex assault charges sues league
Employment 2019-03-06 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A rugby player has sued the Australian Rugby League Commission after he was barred from playing while he faces sex assault charges. St. George Illawarra […]

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Clive Palmer hit with copyright suit by Universal Music over Twisted Sister song
Intellectual Property 2019-02-08 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Clive Palmer is facing the music after riffing off Twisted Sister’s 1980s anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ in his election campaign ads, with Universal […]

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Writers’ Guild settles dispute over screenwriter royalties
Intellectual Property 2019-01-18 10:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Writers’ Guild has resolved its long-running dispute with the Audio-Visual Copyright Society alleging the royalties distributor misdirected millions in royalties owed to Australian […]

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Craig McLachlan wins stay of defamation case amid criminal charges
Defamation 2019-01-17 2:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

Actor Craig McLachlan has won a bid to stay his defamation case against actress Christie Whelan Browne, Fairfax Media and the ABC in light of […]

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