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Key points of the federal budget from the perspective of entertainment. .

Hinch used his first Senate speech to name 5 paedophiles whose identities are the subject of court suppression orders.

The merger of Nine and Fairfax will substantially alter the products of each entity and its impact will be widespread.

The Act requires providers of those social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 years of age from obtaining or maintaining accounts with the platform.

First trial in the world which looked at the issue of whether an internet service provider ("ISP") is liable for the copyright infringement of its subscribers: Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Limited (No. 3)

On 15 December 2009, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP, Minister for Tourism, released the National Long Tourism Strategy (Strategy).

These initial reforms affect a number of stakeholders from the screen, broadcasting and digital platform industries.

Eminem's legal team has challenged an Australian beach lifestyle brand's trade mark application, arguing that 'Swim Shady' is confusingly similar to his iconic 'Slim Shady' persona. Australia's Registrar of Trade Marks has now ruled on whether the rapper's existing Australian registrations provide sufficient grounds to block the beach brand's application, with the decision turning on evidence of genuine use across merchandise categories.

The likely approach of the ACCC inquiry, and its areas of focus, will become clearer when the issues paper is released.

Businesses face significant fines where they distribute spam. Therefore, they must ensure that they have processes in place that enable compliance with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) (Act).

Discussion of the contractual dispute between a former Spice Girl and two of Australia's free to air television networks.

Being clear about acceptable social networking behaviour by staff, and being proactive, can minimise the risks.

The Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) recently relaxed its rules on domain name transfers by introducing a new Transfers (Change of Registrant) Policy. Significantly, the policy allows domain name registrants to transfer or "sell" their .com.au domain name licences to any other eligible person or entity by any means.

The decision confirms that the determination of criminal guilt should be left to courts of criminal jurisdiction.

While everything ‘metaverse' and ‘NFT' continue to dominate newsfeeds and cultural consciousness, the sleeping giant of gaming continues to lead all substantive metrics.

Where the talent is key to the financing of a project, it may be important to contract carefully with key performers.