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First blood to Skynet file-sharing law
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- February 22 2013
The Copyright Tribunal has issued its first decision relating to the file-sharing provisions of the Copyright Act, the so-called Skynet or
Skynet launches its attack
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- November 5 2012
A number of internet customers who have each received their third and final notices under the infringing file-sharing provisions of the Copyright Act will soon be brought before the Copyright Tribunal
No copyright protection for software functionality
- Buddle Findlay
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- European Union, New Zealand
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- July 9 2012
The European Court of Justice recently confirmed, in a reference from the High Court for England and Wales, that the functionality of software is not protected by copyright (SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd Case C-40610 of 2011
Telecom's XT network and Aldous - the crucial importance of software escrow
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- July 9 2012
According to media reports, the failure of a small IT company may jeopardise Telecom's XT network
Megaupload shutdown signals risks in the cloud
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand, USA
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- February 20 2012
The file storage and viewing websites run by Megaupload were shut down by the US Justice Department in January 2012 alleging copyright infringement
SOPA and PIPA - implications for New Zealand websites
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand, USA
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- February 20 2012
For many, encountering Wikipedia's blacked-out landing page in mid-January was the first that they had heard of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Prevent Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act), two US legislative measures aimed at preventing foreign websites from enabling or facilitating infringement of US copyright
The clash of the titans - Oracle v SAP
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- October 25 2011
Late last year a copyright infringement case between two software titans, Oracle and SAP, hit headlines around the world when the jury in the case awarded an eye-watering US$1.3 billion in damages against SAP
Open data
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- August 4 2011
Under NZGOAL (the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework) the New Zealand Government adopted the Creative Commons copyright licences for the release of Crown copyright works and government data
Copyright Infringement Amendment Act
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- August 4 2011
The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 will come into effect on 1 September 2011
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