11
May
2010
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Mark Gavin
Stephanie Melbourne
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Technology
Privacy
Social networking technology is increasingly becoming part of New Zealanders’ lives, fuelling concerns about the implications such technology is having on user privacy on the internet. Social networking applications that have been developed for mobile phones have added to this list of concerns. As social networking is being integrated across a number of platforms, it is becoming more difficult for users to have complete control over their personal information despite their best efforts via privacy settings.
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28
Apr
2010
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Mark Gavin
Kirk Boladeras
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Consumer Law
A recent Auckland District Court decision, Commerce Commission v TMG Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, has highlighted the need for adequate disclosure of material Terms and Conditions in advertising.
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9
Dec
2009
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Mark Gavin
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Intellectual Property
As a predominantly English speaking country, the Latin alphabet is an all-encompassing aspect of communication. Its use as the sole internet domain script has most likely never seemed problematic. But how does this sit with more than half of the world’s internet users who live by non-Latin alphabet scripts?
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19
Nov
2009
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Kirk Boladeras
Mark Gavin
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Intellectual Property
Readers may recall that at the time of our 22 September article, concerns were being raised over the proposed Google Books settlement agreement. On 13 November 2009 an amended settlement agreement which has implications for New Zealand authors was filed with the United States District Court for consideration.
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9
Oct
2009
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Mark Gavin
Kate Mullarkey
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Intellectual Property
Litigation
In a recent High Court decision Viacom Global (Netherlands) B.V v Scene 1 Entertainment Limited (In Receivership) & Anor the High Court has been required to decide on the priority between the Copyright Act 1994 and the Personal Properties Securities Act 1999.
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