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The European Union Parliament recently adopted a controversial new "Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market".

Victorian solicitor sued Google after an allegedly defamatory article appeared in search results when searching his name.

The decision has implications as to how companies should manage their Facebook pages to avoid possible defamation claims.

There is a fight between the 'new media' businesses (Google, Facebook, etc), and the traditional news media businesses.

Media outlets recently ran front-page news articles referring to a judicial process subject to a suppression order.

When will copyright subsist? Will bookmakers' use of race fields and sports fixtures infringe copyright held by racing and sports bodies? Don’t bet on it!

Account holders and page administrators risk being sued for defamation for inappropriate comments posted on social media.

The Council of Attorneys General has agreed to the enactment of some important amendments to the defamation legislation.

Media outlets may be responsible for defamatory social media posts made by others and published on their internet sites.

Currently, Queensland does not have any specific legislation dealing with recording devices in a body corporate meeting.

People have signed a petition to halt the extradition of Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States.

This article outlines rules about criminal records, the impact of court and media reports and our right to be forgotten.

No damages will be paid, there will be no formal apology and the material will remain published, with an editor's note.

For defamation, media companies are considered primary publishers of third party comments on their public Facebook pages.

Voller is suing three media companies over Facebook comments posted in response to stories they had published about him.

If you run a business and publish industry articles, there is a fine line between general comment and commercial conduct.

The High Court held that Google did not provide a forum or place where a defamatory matter could be published.