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The New AI Act: Banning ‘Bad Influence’ Toys + Other World Firsts
In response to the rising influence and power of artificial intellgence to disrupt lives and industries, in December 2023, the EU Parliament and...
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AI Art Selfies: Some IP and Privacy concerns with the latest social trend
A recent ripple spreading rapidly through social media is an AI art app that creates stylised avatars based on selfies. The Lensa AI app was...
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Is SaaS / cloud-based software subject to export compliance rules in Australia?
Software as a Service (SaaS) technologies have disrupted and transformed the way many businesses deliver software enabled products and services to...
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METAVERSE+ | DALL-E 2: Who owns AI Art Under Australian Law?
Launched in July 2022 by US artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI, DALL-E 2 is a revolutionary text-to-image art generator which harnesses the...
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Can an A.I. Machine be an Inventor for Patent Registration?
Whether an AI machine can be recognised as an inventor for patent registration purposes raises fascinating legal and social anthropological...
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Corporate Law+ | Electronic Signing – How to Validly Use Cloud Based Platforms
While data and privacy concerns slowed the initial widespread adoption of e-signatures, attitudes have drastically changed towards e-signing and...
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METAVERSE+ | Web 3.0 – Legal Considerations in the Spatial Era
Rapidly evolving technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence are heralding ‘Web 3.0’, a.k.a. ‘the next phase of the...
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METAVERSE+ | Why Facebook is Really Changing its Name to Meta
The tech giant formerly known has Facebook has recently announced that it will change its name to Meta and sharpen its focus on the development of...
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METAVERSE+ | Gold-backed gorillas and tall giraffes – the trend towards collectible NFT communities
As the global market for NFTs continues to gain momentum, new crypto-collectible communities have entered the scene. In this article we discuss the...
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METAVERSE+ | The Spiky Rise of NFTs: Some Intriguing Legal Issues and Challenges
The recent spike in the popularity of NFTs has been tagged by some as the future of the digital art market, and has the markings of the next big...
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Should TikTok be Banned in Australia? Federal Parliamentary Inquiry launches over Chinese Data Security Fears
At the same time as the popularity of mobile app TikTok rises exponentially, countries around the world have raised data and security concerns....
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Watch your wall: Businesses liable for defamatory Facebook comments – NSW Court of Appeal confirms
On 1 June 2020, the NSW Court of Appeal controversially upheld the Supreme Court’s decision that media companies with Facebook pages could be...
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COVID-19+ The COVIDSafe App & your Privacy: Is it safe to download?
As that famous virus continues to dominate world affairs, governments and tech companies worldwide are turning to mobile technology to help track...
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COVID-19+ ‘Stay at Home’ laws set to profoundly impact commercial offices
New laws mean that people in New South Wales must not leave their homes without ‘reasonable excuse’. A reasonable excuse is not...
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Neobanks: Can They Challenge the Big 4?
‘Neobanks’, also known as ‘digital banks’ and ‘challenger banks’, are terms which synonymously refer to the next...
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Disruptive Skies: 10 Things You Need to Know about Australian Drone Law
With drones’ increasing popularity, concerns have been raised regarding their potential to invade privacy and cause safety risks. Whilst...
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Handle with care: owner drivers get new protections
Amendments to the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act create new protections for gig economy workers transporting...
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Your freelancer has arrived: Australian Uber drivers held not employees
In much-publicised proceedings, the Fair Work Ombudsman has found that Uber drivers are independent...
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Watch your wall: Businesses liable for defamatory Facebook comments
A decision in the Supreme Court of New South Wales has paved the way for businesses to be held responsible for publishing defamatory comments by...
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The rise of the gig economy and DDIs: a tough gig for lawmakers globally
With the gig economy and DDIs here to stay, legal systems scramble to address these new...
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Regulating the gig economy and DDIs: snapshot studies of Uber and Airbnb
We take a look at the how lawmakers in Sydney and New York are regulating DDIs like Uber and...
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AR and the trailing footsteps of Australian privacy law
We look at how regulators might try and keep up with developments in...
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Are e-signatures valid under Australian Law?
A great strength for modern businesses is being able to negotiate and strike deals quickly and efficiently over the internet. Once they’re...
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Half a million Facebook users reject new data use policy (but not enough)
Was this all a storm in a virtual teacup or was the 30% voter threshold always an impossible...
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