Using Songs in Marketing and Advertising Campaigns
Clive Palmer’s $1.5 million lesson in Copyright Law Marketing and advertising campaigns often use existing songs or music, in building brand awareness. Specific songs or music become associated with a particular brand, business or organisation. Where songs or music are owned by third parties, licences have to be obtained from all the copyright owners and… Read More
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Read moreAI Generated Works and Copyright Protection (August 2019) *
by Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants A. Introduction Businesses using AI computer systems or technology to generate literary or artistic works such as reports, directories or other compilations, databases, computer software, digital images, designs or plans, are at risk of not having copyright protection. In Australia, such works will not… Read More
Read moreCopyright in Photographs – The Case of Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 370
Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 370 The Federal Court case of Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd (“Corby case”) illustrates the risks associated with not taking adequate steps to ascertain the copyright ownership in photographs and not obtaining permission or licences from the copyright owner. The Corby case involved a… Read More
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