Can you use a building floor plan you find online? We discuss the following scenario with Amelia Lee, a Architect with 20+ years design experience and the Principal of Undercover Architect: You want to build a new house. You’re visiting display villages. You’re looking at floor plans online. You find one that you love – but you don’t Read More...

An issue that often rears its often ugly head is that of who owns copyright in original works. Disputes around ownership of copyright typically arise as a consequence of someone using someone else’s work, without their permission. Generally, the first owner of copyright in an original work is the author of that work. For example, Read More...

The Internet juggernaut has taken over and the stampede is on. New, online businesses are being created in high volume, and existing businesses are establishing online presences in numbers not thought possible only a decade ago. But, as is the case with all stampedes, there is bound to be a little chaos and some unintended Read More...

In this exciting time of technological advancement, most of us are permanently connected to our smartphones, tablets and cameras. People record all aspects of their lives, sometimes to an alarming extent. We’ve become truly fascinated by recording our every move and posting it online for the world to see. We have also developed an insatiable Read More...

RSS (or Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering frequently updated web content such as blog posts, news headlines, audio and video. RSS has become a popular feature of many websites, particularly for news media outlets. Yet its popularity has also grown for various other commercial organisations seeking to appear in touch with the Read More...

There are numerous reasons why established Intellectual Property (IP) rights are important to businesses. IP rights over works created by third parties can not only help to manage risk, but can also increase the value of your IP portfolio. Further, a clear portfolio of copyright material can satisfy enquiries from potential purchasers and investors regarding Read More...

Usually when you buy something you expect to own it outright. For example, you buy your friend’s car – now you own a car to use. Your friend no longer has one. He can use yours, but only with your permission and upon your terms. But when it comes to creative works and copyright, things Read More...

When you believe someone has infringed your copyright or trade mark, one natural first response is anger. “Who do they think they are?” or “How dare they?” It’s a small step from there to take steps to try and stop them. Some business owners are quick to pull the trigger and threaten legal action, or Read More...

As featured by mybusiness.com.au Blogging has become a hobby for many, an opportunity to make an income from the comfort of their home for others. It has even become a verb. For the baffled non-bloggers amongst us, a ‘blog’ is an online journal. Between 2004 and the end of 2011, the number of blogs on Read More...

As featured by mybusiness.com.au One of Australia’s leading social media law experts says SME owners are facing Facebook extinction if they neglect to understand the implications of copyright law when it comes to their presence on the social media platform. Read more.

As featured by mybusiness.com.au Nine out of 10 business websites don’t own their own digital content copyright. If you’re one of them, social media legal expert Jamie White explains how it could cost thousands of dollars to get it back. Read more.

Nine out of 10 business websites don’t own their own digital content copyright– and it could cost thousands of dollars in extra charges and legal fees to get it back… According to Google, 98 per cent of us research online before we buy which makes not having a website a little like not having a Read More...