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Authorship in the AI Age – Part 1 – The Search for a Wider Understanding Regarding Authorship and Fair Use
Last week I had the pleasure of going to a private viewing of the new feature film "Moss & Freud" which was produced by leading Kiwi film producer Matthew Metcalfe.…
Further Wake-up call for Artists and Authors!
When coming across a Getty Image online it is difficult to avoid seeing its prominent watermark accompanied by a notice that “Images may be subject to copyright” but as we…
Trials with AI “jurors” like ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude still some way off!
UNC professor of law in jurisprudence and ethics, Eric Muller, acted as an observer and commentator of a mock trial in the US. He was not overly impressed and pointed…
Battle of the Ubers Begins
On thursday, I had an interesting day in the Auckland High Court, appearing with Lucy Hudson, seeking an interim injunction on behalf of our client, Uber Group, a well-established Whangarei…
Welcome to Commodity-Land
I don’t often agree with Winston Peters, but I do on this. I’m pleased to finally see one of our leaders asking some hard questions about Fonterra’s proposed sell-off of…
Important Court of Appeal Decision on the Assessment of Confusing Similarity
In Manuka Doctor Ltd v Hill [2025] NZCA 516, the New Zealand Court of Appeal has just handed down a majority decision (Hinton and Edwards JJ), finding that the marks…
IP Update – Revocation of Trade Marks by Commissioner/Registrar
It was great to do my annual NZ IP update last night at Simpson Grierson’s office in Auckland. Thanks, Richard Watts and Sarah Chapman for hosting the function and for…
Preserving Democracy and the Rule of Law and Why Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s Call Matters
The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer KC’s recent book, How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand, is a guide we should all familiarise ourselves with. Not only for its…
Kim Dotcom’s Judicial Review Application Fails
Back in August 2024, I commented on Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith's decision to surrender larger-than-life Kim Dotcom to the U.S. authorities in relation to charges that his company, Megaupload, had…