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The Pearl Harbour Myth
Just finished reading George Victor - The Pearl Harbor myth : rethinking the unthinkable I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, having returned to Pearl Harbour after over 30 years. Seeing…
Swift’s Copyright Suit “Shaken Off”
Jesse Graham's lawsuit against Taylor Swift has been thrown out by a US court. Graham alleged that Swift's hit Shake It Off copied his distinctive lyrics, the melodies being entirely…
Privacy Now on Tap
Now on Tap raises privacy issues in my view as users are able to access info on the Web and in apps far quicker and seemlesly http://www.wired.com/2015/08/microsoft-bing-api-google-now-on-tap/?mbid=social_twitter
Recent Interview
Recent interview on New Zealand Law Society website http://my.lawsociety.org.nz/branches/auckland/news/clive-elliott,-qc,-a-barrister,-registered-patent-attorney,-arbitrator-and-artist,-is-interviewed-by-nzls-ayl-committee-member,-sarah-rosanowski
Inflating the Price of Justice – Hardly!
The editorial in the Australian Financial Review on 27 May 2015 "Why QCs inflate the price of justice" suggests that a labour cartel of advocates has rigged the market for…
Global Mode Litigation?
The threatened legal challenge in NZ to "Global Mode" services offering access to overseas content seems to be gathering strength. http://nzh.tw/11429116
Privacy and the Public Domain
Looking forward to the IT and Online Law Conference – 7 May, The Langham, Auckland. Speaking on “The right to keep facts private and control them once made public” with…