Blogging QC says bloggers should say who pays Article by Jock Anderson Clive Elliott KC Regarded as an intellectual property law pioneer, Natal-born Clive Elliott KC – recreational gorilla tracker,…

The suggestion by the NZLS that the once obsolete fax machine is likely to experience a comeback might surprise some - see https://gallery.mailchimp.com/636c7d0c620118e83f54c9764/files/Faxes_may_make_comeback_with_lawyers_AAP_NZ_Newswire_30_Sep_2014.pdf The rethink is evidently due to the…

An emerging issue today is the tension between the purported right to be forgotten and the arguably more important right to be known and remembered Judge Harvey and I will be…

Been arguing about copyright in jeans (the type you wear) this week in the Court of Appeal. Check out the story from the NZ Herald at http://nzh.tw/11314527

The current Australian Government has made it clear it does not intend to introduce a statutory cause of action of serious invasions of privacy. Nevertheless, in a report tabled in…

One of the difficulties lawmakers have is keeping the law up-to-date. This is particularly difficult in the Internet era where developments continue to outstrip the law. Copyright law lies smack…

Here is the news item discussing the first of the two civil lawsuits filed in the US. http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/movie-studios-bid-sue-kim-dotcom-war-attrition-lawyer-5889723/video

Does the requirement to now use your real name on services like Facebook signal the end of the ability to hide behind anonymity and to be more accountable for what…