Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

Recent copyright infringement case discussed.

"The Gambler" is a country song written by Don Schlitz and made famous by Kenny Rogers.

Copyright Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Software companies doing business in India have been put on notice by the Indian Income Tax Department following an unexpected outcome in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Microsoft Corporation v. Assistant Director of Income-tax, International Tax Division).

Recently, there has been an increase in so-called "scams" involving apparent IP-related companies sending misleading letters to applicants and owners of IP rights in an attempt to extract money from those persons. A number of official intellectual property organisations, including the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), have recognised this issue and distributed warnings against these scams.

A United States court has recently considered whether private communications sent through a social networking (such as Facebook or MySpace) or web hosting (such as Media Temple, Inc) sites are afforded protection from disclosure under the Stored Communications Act

iiNet was once again successful in defending its position.

The Israeli Patent Office had previously adopted a restrictive standard in relation to computer implemented technologies.

The Full Federal Court has overturned the decision which legitimised the time shifting recording technology used by Optus.

A Senate Committee has recommended against passing amendments to the Patents Act that would allow gene patenting.

An overview of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 (Cth).

A recent decision of Justice Hulme of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is the first case of its kind in Australia to allow a widow to extract her deceased's husband's sperm with the result that she will likely use it for assisted reproduction.