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Iconic? Making a song and dance about AI transparency

20 May 2025
In an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, more than 400 of the UK’s most celebrated artists and creative leaders, including Elton John, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Paul McCartney, and Shakespeare’s Globe, urged the UK Parliament to protect copyright, ‘the lifeblood of the creative industries.’  The icons expressed their support for an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that could have reshaped the relationship between the creative industries and AI developers by requiring AI companies to disclose which copyrighted works have been used to train their models.
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Feeling Bluey… Robert Irwin, Pauline Hanson, and Fred again..: an overview of use of likeness

27 February 2025
Last year Pauline Hanson delivered the much anticipated sequel to her satirical cartoon of Australian icons, Bluey and Robert Irwin. Irwin reportedly threatened to sue Hanson for defamation for the first instalment, but regardless of the outcome – it’s a reminder to carefully consider the risks of using a person’s likeness without their consent. This post explores use of likeness (and its relation to publicity rights) and its risks in Australia.
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Eat your own words: Caporaso loses trade mark battle against Italian food hall Mercato Centrale

13 February 2025
The decision of Caporaso Pty Ltd v Mercato Centrale Australia Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 156 demonstrates how important it is not to embellish the degree of use of a trade mark, as failure to do so could render the mark vulnerable to cancellation. It also provides useful reminders on why it is so important to consider trade marks a whole when registering a trade mark and how it could impact any potential trade mark infringement disputes in the future, as well as how the Federal Court treats non-English words used in trade marks.
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