Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

Reposting defamatory content in Australia can create legal liability even if you did not write the original post. Under Australian defamation law, a person may be treated as a publisher if they participate in making defamatory material available to a new audience, including by sharing, reposting, forwarding, screenshotting, embedding, or otherwise republishing content.

Tailor your disclaimers to each communication channel and specific risk. Ensure they are clear, visible and presented before reliance. Avoid broad or misleading wording, and do not assume disclaimers will remove all liability. Review them regularly to reflect changes in your business, legal obligations and how customers interact with your content.

Businesses must disclose all commercial relationships with influencers, including gifted products, to avoid breaching the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

Misleading pricing occurs when a business creates a false or misleading impression about the true cost of goods or services, even where the advertised price is technically correct. Under the Australian Consumer Law, businesses must ensure consumers can understand the real price they will be required to pay, including any unavoidable fees, charges, surcharges or conditions affecting price.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are transforming industries from healthcare to financial services, but securing patent protection in Australia requires more than technical sophistication.

IP Australia has updated its Patent Manual following the High Court's decision in Aristocrat Technologies, providing clearer guidance on patentability of computer-implemented inventions. While the changes don't broadly expand patentability for software inventions, they establish a more structured framework for applicants to challenge narrow claim characterizations during examination, particularly in sectors like fintech, AI, and digital services.

In response to a request to identify ‘priority reforms' under the Australian Government's productivity growth agenda, on 5 August 2025 the Productivity Commission released an interim report...

Recent reforms to the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 (the Act).

In 1957, a computer composed a string quartet for the first time. Today, we can listen to a new Beatles song, decades after John Lennon passed away...

Potential impact on employment for both employer and employee arising from being a reality TV show contestant.

If you fall victim to a cyber crime, it is highly recommended to draft a cyber crime report.

The new law is designed to improve the balance between freedom of speech and the protection of a person's reputation.