In recent weeks, we have seen a few notable occasions where high-profile businesses have had to deal with very public criticism. With the prevalence of blogs and social media, protests can get significant exposure, gain traction and cause real ‘PR’ headaches for businesses. While managers will generally look to use practical public relations tools when they respond to protests, they should also consider their legal options which might help close down unhelpful attacks.
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Today is the first day of the “sunrise period” (7 September – 28 October 2011) for registrations and reservations of domain names in the new specific top level domain (sTLD) .xxx. If you own a trade mark you may wish to ensure that it is protected from being registered in this online adult space.
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Yesterday, 1 September 2011, the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 (the “Amendment Act”) came into force; albeit to a mixed reception.
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