Australia: Media & Entertainment Law

Eminem's legal team has challenged an Australian beach lifestyle brand's trade mark application, arguing that 'Swim Shady' is confusingly similar to his iconic 'Slim Shady' persona. Australia's Registrar of Trade Marks has now ruled on whether the rapper's existing Australian registrations provide sufficient grounds to block the beach brand's application, with the decision turning on evidence of genuine use across merchandise categories.

The Act requires providers of those social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 years of age from obtaining or maintaining accounts with the platform.

Case demonstrates the power of passionate advocacy, the vital role of independent media, and the far-reaching consequences a single case can have on politics, law, and public consciousness.

The Scheme sets out a regulatory framework for classifying films, publications and computer games in Australia.

While everything ‘metaverse' and ‘NFT' continue to dominate newsfeeds and cultural consciousness, the sleeping giant of gaming continues to lead all substantive metrics.

In a keynote address, the Federal Communications Minister outlined the media policy priorities of the Albanese Government.

On 20 March 2020, a judgment of the New South Wales Court of Appeal observed a range of principles relevant to online defamation in a case involving defamatory Facebook posts: Stoltenberg v Bolton; Loder v Bolton [2020] NSWCA 45.

While digitisation has demonstrably disrupted the traditional music industry, it has also presented new opportunities, particularly in the way musicians can share their creativity and connect with audiences.

The April 2020 edition of Emerging Issues for the Australian technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector.