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Copyright/Designs Overlap
The copyright/design overlap has caused headaches for many in Australia. The High Court of Australia has just ruled on the issue. Commentators see it as a major decision which will…
Online Infringement – Major changes ahead!
The issue of online infringement is a highly contentious one. On 23 February 2010 the NZ the Government introduced the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill. The bill will amend…
Minister’s Press Release – 23 February 2010
Minister of Justice’s Press release 23 February 2010 This is part of the Minister’s recent press release: Section 92A bill introduced to Parliament today A bill repealing Section 92A of…
Patenting of Life Forms
Maori have long been concerned with the possible ability to patent life forms. The Ministry of Commerce set up a focus group to provide recommendations. It has suggested the following…
Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy
In New Zealand the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) is considering issues relating to the enforcement of the criminal provisions contained in the Trade Marks Act 2002 and the Copyright…
Copyright Law: Update on Recent Practical Developments – 2007
Paper given to the Auckland District Law Society in August 2007 1. The purpose of this paper is to update practitioners on recent developments in the copyright law area. I…
Interception and Monitoring of Emails
The issue of interception was graphically illustrated in a recent High Court decision in S P Bates & Associates Ltd v Woolworths (NZ) Ltd (HC Auckland, CL 15/02, 13 March 2003,…
UDRP – Type Procedure For Domain Name Disputes
The Internet Society of New Zealand (ISOCNZ) is setting up a working group to consider the question of whether New Zealand should adopt a UDRP-type arrangement to resolve New Zealand…
