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Websites, online media services, blogs, etc: reducing defamation liability for third party posts

  • Wigley + Company
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • April 25 2013

2013 Australian and New Zealand cases continue evolution of the law, but it’s still floating around

New house for the random penguin gets the nod

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia, European Union, New Zealand, USA
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  • April 9 2013

The clearances keep coming with the Unites States, Australia, New Zealand and the European Union's competition authorities having all unconditionally

Australian government establishes social networking cyber safety protocol

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • February 22 2013

Facebook, Google (including YouTube), Yahoo and Microsoft have signed up to a protocol with the Australian government, setting out a process for

Liability for ad content on Google stays with advertiser

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • February 12 2013

Google is not liable for misleading advertisements or manipulated links - the originator of the link is. So ruled the High Court of Australia in a

Summer: beaches, bikinis and... Facebook

  • Russell McVeagh
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • February 1 2013

Last year we published an update on some of the key issues arising from the use of social media and how the Advertising Standards Authority has

How online defamation plays out in NZ: 2012 case supports Australian not UK conclusions

  • Wigley + Company
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  • Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom
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  • November 18 2012

Earlier this year, an NZ court dealt with a similar claim against Google

Google court loss: shakeup for online defamation

  • Wigley + Company
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • November 15 2012

On 12 November, an Australian court awarded damages against Google, arising out of its search engine presenting defamatory material to viewers

Surfing the social media wave

  • Baldwins
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • November 2 2012

More and more people are jumping on the social media platform and using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Linked-In to promote themselves, their goods and services

New guidance from the Advertising Standards Authority confirms need for businesses to monitor social media sites

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • October 24 2012

New guidance issued by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed that its Advertising Codes of Practice may apply to user-generated content on businesses' social media pages

Are you responsible for user generated content?

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • September 12 2012

In Australia, the Advertising Standards Board (ASB) has recently decided that it has jurisdiction over user generated content on Facebook