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IP Whiteboard editor published in Internet Law Bulletin: Recent legal developments involving Twitter

IP Whiteboard editor published in Internet Law Bulletin: Recent legal developments involving Twitter

17 March 2014
By Samantha McHugh
If you still think that Tweeting is something only birds do, it’s time to fly the coop. Launched in 2006, Twitter is an online social networking site that enables its 645 million registered users worldwide to send and receive 140 character “Tweets”. More than 5700 Tweets are sent ever second and up to 75% of mainstream journalists now find stories through Twitter.
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IP Whiteboard editors published in e-commerce law reports

IP Whiteboard editors published in e-commerce law reports

12 December 2013
By Samantha McHugh
In a case which carries a warning for Australian government employees, the Federal Circuit court confirmed earlier this year, in Banerji v Bowles, that a public servant may be dismissed for criticising government policies on Twitter, even though her profile was anonymous. Natalie Hickey and Samantha McHugh, from our editorial committee, have written an article about this case, published in Volume 13 Issue 5 of the e-commerce law reports. A copy of this article is available online here.
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OAIC releases privacy ‘better practice guide’ for mobile app developers

OAIC releases privacy ‘better practice guide’ for mobile app developers

4 October 2013
By Samantha McHugh
It’s not very often that we see regulators encouraging the use of graphics, colour and sound, but the ‘Mobile Privacy’ guide (Guide), released by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on Monday does just that. These ‘common sense’ lessons can be adopted with much broader application than just the privacy space [Eds: we’re imagining clear, colourful, social media house rules or website terms and conditions!]. The Guide is a ‘better practice guide’ for mobile app developers grappling with their privacy requirements, both under the existing National Privacy Principles (NPPs), and the incoming Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), which will commence from 12 March 2014. A copy of the Guide is available online here.
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Blurring the Lines of copyright infringement: Yet another controversy for Robin #Thicke over hit song

Blurring the Lines of copyright infringement: Yet another controversy for Robin #Thicke over hit song

20 August 2013
By Samantha McHugh
Robin Thicke’s hit single “Blurred Lines” has certainly had its fair share of both popularity and controversy. From the success of being Billboard’s No. 1 song and No. 1 album, to the claims of sexism over its lyrics and 18+ film clip and various parody videos criticising its use of #stupidhashtags, the latest development is somewhat less salacious. Thicke and collaborators Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris, Jr (aka T.I.) have filed a pre-emptive lawsuit in the Californian registry of the United States’ District Court, seeking declarations that the song does not infringe the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” or Funkadelic’s “Sexy Ways”.
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