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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 Music lodging a copyright infringement case against the aspiring MP.

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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 screenwriters.

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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 recent indecent assault charges brought against him, with a judge finding the cases deal with identical subject matter.

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Actor Craig McLachlan faces indecent assault charges
Defamation 2019-01-11 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Actor Craig McLachlan will appear in court next month to face charges of indecent assault, four days after trial kicks off in a high-stakes defamation case brought by the actor against Fairfax Media and the ABC over a joint report accusing him of abuse, sexual harassment and assault during the 2014 stage production of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”.

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Scenic Tours takes class action damages ruling to High Court
Class Actions 2018-12-14 4:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

Scenic Tours wants the High Court to weigh in on a mixed ruling that left the luxury cruise company facing economic damages in a class action alleging they misled customers who were forced to take the bus.

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ASIC blasted for ‘vague’ case against Tennis Australia duo
Corporate 2018-11-30 3:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has told the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to produce more detailed allegations against former Tennis Australia directors Harold Mitchell and Stephen Healy over Seven Network’s five-year deal for the broadcast rights to the Australian Open after the regulator was slammed for a vague filing.

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Bravo can’t trade mark ‘Just Desserts’ for Top Chef spinoff
Intellectual Property 2018-11-27 3:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US television giant Bravo can’t trade mark the phrase “Just Desserts” in Australia for its Top Chef reality cooking show spinoff, a sweet victory for the Seven Network, which challenged the mark. 

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Ex-Tennis Australia boss Harold Mitchell sued over Open deal
Corporate 2018-11-19 8:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued businessman Harold Mitchell for allegedly passing confidential information onto Seven Network while serving as a director at Tennis Australia in order to help the network win broadcast rights to the Australian Open.

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High Court declines Rebel Wilson appeal in defamation case
Defamation 2018-11-16 4:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Rebel Wilson has lost a bid to have the High Court reconsider an appeals court’s decision to slash her record $4.75 million award in a defamation case against Bauer Media to $600,000.

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Foxtel wins second challenge to Cognizant unit’s digital download patent
Intellectual Property 2018-11-15 8:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cable TV giant Foxtel has succeeded in a second challenge to a digital download patent by a subsidiary of global tech giant Cognizant, but IP Australia has given the patent owner yet another go at fixing it.

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