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Australia to Join WIPO Internet Treaties
Peter Black reports that Australia will formally accede to the WIPO Internet Treaties tomorrow. The move was widely anticipated after Australia entered into a free trade agreement with the United States.
Australian Court Issues Fair Dealing Ruling
Interesting report this morning from Australia where a court has ruled that showing two minute clips of rugby highlights within a news report qualifies as fair dealing.
The Effects of Notice and Takedown
I recently posted about the effectiveness of Canada's notice and notice system. Today comes news from Australia that highlights the dangers of the notice and takedown system, where the country's mining industry has used the system to close an anti-mining website launched by a small protest group.
Weatherall’s Law
Kim Weatherall, whose blog has been an influential, must-read for months on all things to do with Australian IP reform, has decided to scale back with no further postings (though she plans to post less frequently at LawFont). She concludes her last post by thanking her readers, but it is […]
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