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Articles by Georgia Renard
Fair Dealing or Free Dealing? ARIA and PPCA Push Back on AI Copyright Reform
On 5th August 2025, the Productivity Commission released an interim report 1 on “Harnessing data and digital technology”, which included discussion around a proposal to create a new fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act for text and data mining. As the Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body for economic, social and environmental issues, the Productivy Commission’s aim is to help governments make better policies in the long-term interests of the Australian community.
Applicant Successfully Brown-Noses IP Australia
What happens when IP Australia changes its mind on a trade mark registration? In National Cancer Foundation v Registrar of Trade Marks [2025] FCA 711 (30 June 2025), Justice McEvoy explored exactly that issue, considering whether there was a reasonable basis for revoking a trade mark registration under section 84A of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth).
Is This What We Want? Musicians Respond to Proposed Copyright Reforms in the UK
On 26 February 2025, over 1,000 musicians and musical groups – including Hans Zimmer, Annie Lennox, Kate Bush, New Order, The Clash, Jamiroquai, and Damon Albarn – collectively released a silent album protesting recently proposed reforms to UK copyright law ostensibly aimed at making Britain a more attractive landing place for AI companies.
US Olympic Committee Takes a Swing at Prime
On Friday last week, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (‘USOPC’) filed a lawsuit in the US Federal Court accusing Prime – an energy drink company co-founded in 2022 by social media influencers Logan Paul and KSI – of trade mark infringement. This comes just a week out from the commencement of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The USOPC owns the trade mark ‘OLYMPIC’ in the United States (trade mark no.
We will never be Royal…or even a Lorde
In the whirlwind of public attention surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan’s latest venture – namely being the establishment of their royal(ish) webpage sussex.com, the clean-cut landing page for The Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – the intricate dance between trade mark laws and royal branding has come to the fore.
AI vs IP - Tech Breakthrough or Legal Powder Keg?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly driving important developments in technology and business. It is being employed across a wide range of industries and having profound impacts, the reaches of which are only set to continue expanding. The capabilities of AI are on an upwards trajectory, bolstered by the availability of large amounts of data and advances in computing power. What hasn’t exactly kept up with AI, however, is the law.
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