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

Businesses wanting to promote their products by way of comparison with those of their trade rivals need to take particular care. This was reinforced by the recent Federal Court decision in Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd v SC Johnson & Son Pty Limited.

On November 1, 2017, the Australian competition agency released its revised Media Merger Guidelines. These guidelines update the previous version, which was released in 2006.

Defamation law is all about protecting reputation. Where a person has published something whether orally or in permanent form about somebody else to a third person or persons which is defamatory, then the person defamed may have an action in defamation.

The new law is designed to improve the balance between freedom of speech and the protection of a person's reputation.

ACMA powers do extend to deciding if a licensee has committed a criminal offence and so breaches a licensing condition.

Mandatory minimum classifications for games that contain gambling-like content.

The reforms import a rational single publication rule but still leave several uncertainties for digital media platforms.

Recent reforms to the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 (the Act).

In late 2005, gadens lawyers represented Sydney businessman Eddie Stevens who won a landmark case against Sony in the High Court that was widely-viewed as a win for gamers and chippers.

A recent decision by the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed that advertisers using comparative advertising do not have to compare products that are "like for like.

In the last federal election campaign, the UAP used music and lyrics from the song, "We're Not Gonna Take It".

Social media represents significant marketing benefits to businesses; offering potentially vast exposure with minimal overhead.

The development of privacy law in the UK over the last decade has been watched by the media industry in Australia.

While digitisation has demonstrably disrupted the traditional music industry, it has also presented new opportunities, particularly in the way musicians can share their creativity and connect with audiences.

The Australian Recording Industry Association has amended its chart eligibility guidelines to exclude songs predominantly created by generative AI, sparking debate about the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law. This decision mirrors broader legal challenges facing courts and regulators worldwide as they grapple with determining when AI-generated or AI-assisted works deserve copyright protection and recognition.

Outline of the key proposals of the Green Paper.

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