Madonna has lost the first round of a trade mark infringement lawsuit brought against her company for selling clothing branded as “Material Girl”. read more »
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The former lead singer of the Village People, Victor Willis, has filed a lawsuit, seeking to regain his share of the copyright in "Y.M.C.A.", "In the Navy", "Go West" and several other classic Village People songs. read more »
The UK Supreme Court has found that costume designer Andrew Ainsworth’s business of making replica Stormtrooper costumes does not infringe any copyright held by George Lucas or Lucasfilm in the costumes. read more »
The NSW Supreme Court has handed down a decision involving the ownership of copyright in photos and films taken by animal rights activists when they invaded a piggery, hoping to catalogue the mistreatment of pigs. read more »
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the release of hundreds of new domain name endings, a significant expansion from the current 22, which includes such familiar domains as .com, .org and .net. read more »
The United Kingdom has released a report into the future of IP in the UK and how it should be used to support innovation. read more »
The Federal Court has found that in certain circumstances, one can use a trade mark in Australia even if the use is limited to a promotional website based in the UK that does not sell products directly to the public. read more »
The Full Federal Court has rejected EMI's appeal of the decision that Men at Work's song "Down Under" infringed the copyright in "Kookaburra sits in the Old Gum Tree". read more »
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will this week hear a case involving whether the reproduction of Star Wars stormtrooper costumes amounts to copyright infringement. read more »
Today, the Full Federal Court has confirmed the landmark copyright decision of Justice Cowdroy in the case of Roadshow Films & Others v.iiNet on appeal, determining that internet service providers are not liable for the copyright infringement of their users or subscribers when they download cinematograph films in a manner which infringes copyright. read more »