Late last year, the film industry in Australia won its first legal battle against piracy and unauthorised downloading practices since the amendment of the Copyright Act in June 2015.
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Late last year, the film industry in Australia won its first legal battle against piracy and unauthorised downloading practices since the amendment of the Copyright Act in June 2015.
Being released in cinemas this week, The Founder is the story of how Ray Kroc built the McDonald’s empire.
Electronic signatures, also known as eSignatures, are a simple means by which documents can be legally signed. In this era, where rapidly growing technology is having a high impact on the business world, eSignatures have allowed for a faster more efficient way for people to legally complete and exchange a range of contracts, approvals, agreements and transactions.
Holman Webb is proud to be a foundation signatory of the Law Society of NSW Charter for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession
CCTV, videos and photos in health, aged care and retirement living and disability is becoming more of an issue following the increase in the use of social media and disturbing media reports of a “secret camera” capturing the alleged abuse of an elderly man in an Adelaide nursing home in July 2016.
– Australian Consumer Law – Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015
Most readers of this article would be familiar with the Nurofen specific pain products, each being labelled Nurofen Back Pain, Period Pain, Migraine Pain, or Tension Headache, as these products have been marketed in that manner in Australia since about 2006.
Online providers have been warned that advertising the lowest price on a web landing page, then adding admin costs, insurance, booking fees and other expenses as you work through the booking process will be consider unfavourably by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (‘ACCC’).
Just ask Jetstar and Virgin. The ACCC has hit them with fines totalling over $750,000 for doing just that.
The ACCC first began openly tackling the issue of drip pricing in 2014. Drip pricing, according to the ACCC, is defined as the incremental disclosure of fees and charges over an online booking process.
Readers would be familiar with the contents of the SPAM Act. Essentially, the Act requires that an electronic communication must not be sent without the consent of the recipient, it must contain clear and accurate information about the person or organisation that authorised the sending of the message, and it must contain an “opt out” or “unsubscribe” provision so the recipient can choose not to receive emails in the future.
There is no doubt that the Olympics are a brilliant example of global co-operation, athletic prowess and human endurance. They also happen to be good for business too, as the recent case of Australian Olympic Committee, Inc. v Telstra Corporation Limited [2016] FCA 857 demonstrates.
The Rio Olympics are the most widely broadcast Games in history, with more and more viewers accessing content through PCs, tablets and mobile devices as opposed to more traditional mediums. Given the popularity of the Olympics, there was no doubt hot competition for carriers to be the official sponsors of the Games and their broadcast.