The Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, has announced that the long-awaited amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 will be introduced to Parliament in the Winter sitting period, which commenced on Tuesday 7 May with the budget sittings.
10 May 2012
Rights-owners scored a win in the Full Federal Court's decision in National Rugby League Investments Pty Limited v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 59 that Optus' TV Now recording service infringed the AFL's and NRL's copyright in their sports broadcasts
30 Apr 2012
Does an ISP have to prevent its customers from infringing copyright? When is an ISP liable for its customers' copyright infringement? iiNet's unanimous victory in the High Court this morning has given some guidance (Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Limited [2012] HCA 16), and left the Full Federal Court's decision standing.
20 Apr 2012
The High Court decisions in the Sportsbet Pty Ltd and Betfair Pty Ltd provide much needed certainty for the NSW race fields regime, and, in a broader sense, for the variety of other legislative race fields regimes around Australia.
30 Mar 2012
The Victorian gambling legislation that operates to ban online betting kiosks such as Betbox was overturned by the Federal Court yesterday, opening the door to further challenges to similar laws in other States and Territories.
24 Aug 2011
