News articles tagged 'Copyright'

EU dispute with India and Brazil ups stakes in generics saga

This article was published in the January issue of CiNZ, the professional journal of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. Read More

Copyright Amendment Bill - the new Section 92A

The government’s plans for fixing up the much debated section 92A of the Copyright Act have now been confirmed by the introduction into Parliament on 23 February 2010 by Commerce Minister Simon Power of a bill to... Read More

Three Notice Regime For P2P - Section 92A Copyright Act

New legislation is to be introduced into the New Zealand parliament in early 2010 to implement a new three notice regime to combat copyright infringement from peer to peer (P2P) file sharing over the internet. Read More

Copyright Act 1994 - revised proposal for section 92A

The Minster of Commerce, Simon Power, has issued a revised version of section 92A of the Copyright Act 1994 dealing with copyright infringement in the digital environment. Read More

New Zealand: Legislative changes and recent decisions

In 1970, Justice Windeyer of the High Court of Australia referred to the typically tardy response of the law to new technology when he said: "Law [is] marching with medicine, but in the rear and limping a... Read More

Copyright Amendment Act - Controversial Internet Provisions

Copyright protection in New Zealand is governed by the Copyright Act 1994. Read More

The copyright commissioning conundrum

All around the world, of all the members of the intellectual property family, copyright is showing the greatest signs of stress. New Zealand is no exception. Read More

Australia - New Zealand: copyright/design overlap

Historically, Australia and New Zealand have taken a similar approach to intellectual property rights and their protection. Read More

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - ACTA

In May this year the New Zealand government announced its intention to participate in negotiations to develop a multilateral agreement, aimed at combating trade in counterfeit and pirated goods. Read More

Managing your IP in a digital world

AMCHAM's Digital Future Now forum was an opportunity for nearly 100 senior executives from businesses operating in the online environment to discuss the many challenges and issues impacting the industry. Read More