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Brace for the Twitterstorm – US appeals court to decide whether embedded Tweets infringed copyright
A US district court judge has found that several online publishers infringed copyright when they embedded Tweets featuring a photograph protected by copyright. The decision has now been appealed, and could have far-reaching consequences for online media outlets. ...
The Federal Court's first look at enablement and support
The Federal Court has taken a first look at the enablement and support provisions of section 40 of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) (the Act) as amended by the 'Raising the Bar' Act 2012 (Cth) (RTB). ...
Has the ATO tolled the bell for demerger and acquisition scheme structures?
The Deputy Commissioner of Taxation has formally refused a request from AMA Group Limited for demerger relief in connection with a demerger and acquisition transaction involving private equity firm Blackstone casting doubt on the availability of capital gains and income-tax relief for transactions ...
Competition news
In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...
ACCC's plan to lower network costs for consumers
The ACCCs Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry Final Report includes a number of recommendations to lower network costs for consumers We take a look at the ACCCs concerns and recommendations for reform ...
National Energy Guarantee on hold in favour of interventionist powers
In a sharp turnaround over the weekend the Government announced yesterday it would not introduce the emissions component of the National Energy Guarantee into Parliament but instead would focus on delivering greater powers to intervene in electricity markets to protect customers from the effects of ...
Vietnam reforms its competition law to bring it up to international standards
Vietnam has recently voted to replace its Current Law for competition which has been in effect for over 12 years with a New Law The New Law introduces substantial changes to the countrys existing competition framework with lawmakers striving to match Vietnams competition governance to international ...
Recent developments in non-executive director remuneration
Encouraging share ownership by non-executive directors through non-executive director share rights plans is set to increase following a recent ATO class ruling. ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: July 2018
Tis update examines the Rule changes during July and in particular the final AEMC report on the Reliability Frameworks Review ...
A tangled web - the regulatory framework and its power players
The draft legislation the Federal Government released to establish a regulatory framework for the implementation of a new Consumer Data Right will radically reform the data protection regime in Australia ...