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Government decides teen is old enough to be held criminally responsible, not old enough to be responsible for a YouTube account

Social media is by far the main source of news for teens, and general political engagement. Consider one’s knowledge of Gaza war if no social media. I reckon this fails IFPC in Constitution I also think it’s paternalistic folksy garbage from a flailing govt

Today, the Attorney General tabled a set of privacy reforms. The proposed statutory tort and the plan for a children’s code together represent a good first step. But Australia remains decades behind other nations, there is a lot more to do to catch up. digitalrightswatch.org.au/2024/09/12/med…

"It is not the case that “AI gathers data from the Web and learns from it.” The reality is that AI companies gather data and then optimize models to reproduce representations of that data for profit." techpolicy.press/challenging-th… Long, v. worthwhile read from Eryk Salvaggio.

New—Answer songs face the music: the 'Flowers' lawsuit threatens a long tradition of musical conversation and creative expression. Full story up now on Copyright Lately! copyrightlately.com/why-the-flower…

Big news courtesy of Mirko Brüß, LAION has successfully defended a copyright infringement challenge in a German court. This is the first European case testing the TDM exceptions in the DSM Directive. linkedin.com/posts/mirko-br…

In my opening statement today to the parliamentary inquiry considering the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill I set out my concerns about the negative impact this Bill will have on free speech. Australian Human Rights Commission is recommending that the Bill not be passed in its current form.

A battle over the practice of skiplagging has created a bizarre copyright verdict that could impact the use of logos online. plagiarismtoday.com/2024/10/17/ski… #Skiplagging #AmericanAirlines #Logos #Copyright #Trademark

Thank you to Dr Meda Couzens, Dr Kaitlyn Poole, Dr Jacinta Sassine, and Elen Seymour and the rest of the WSU School of Law working party on social media regulation for letting me share my concerns with AdNews on the social media ban for teenagers. adnews.com.au/news/warning-a…

I’ve spoken to death about proposed social media bans and age verification (they go hand it hand) over the years. my position is and has always been: it’s really fucking stupid

Govt asks teenager to help them set up the social media ban on their phone chaser.com.au/national/govt-…

ALHR is very concerned that the establishment of a 1 day timeframe for people & organisations to make a submission to the Inquiry into the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 makes a mockery of the important role played by Senate Committee Inquiries 1/

Okay, I have spent some time analysing the kids' social media ban Bill and holy hell, this is bad. You have one day (til COB tomorrow) to get a letter of submission in and I think it would be great if you did. Analysis. David Shoebridge Adam Bandt Senator Jordon Steele-John Asher Wolf.

📢 Call for Papers for the 2025 Race + IP conference, taking place at University of Pittsburgh in April 2025 The theme, Abolitionist Futures, focuses on the intersection of race, coloniality, and IP 🗓 Abstract submission deadline: 1 February 2025 More 👉 create.ac.uk/blog/2024/12/0…

The real story here is the lost argument to have ‘trade marks’ appear as two words. Appeals to the Constitution, the vibe and even the Act were not enough! Lovely working with Marie Hadley & Vicki Huang for this piece: theconversation.com/rayguns-claim-…

Does it get any better than intellectual property law, Raygun, and a collaboration with Sarah Hook and Vicki Huang? I think not! Read our take on the strength of Raygun's IP claims against comedian Steph Broadbridge's Raygun: The Musical here theconversation.com/rayguns-claim-…

The teens were shocked at how large the font size was.

we are launching a new thing today—images in chatgpt! two things to say about it: 1. it's an incredible technology/product. i remember seeing some of the first images come out of this model and having a hard time they were really made by AI. we think people will love it, and we

Wonderful review by Sir Mark Warby of David Rolph Contempt in the latest Journal of Media Law. Having already referred to the book for a recent case Smith v Kirkegaard, Warby confirms “I for one will be checking Rolph on Contempt whenever a contempt case comes before me”.