By MARK PEARSON Follow @Journlaw My latest book has been published, covering both media law and ethics for communication students and practitioners. The Communicator’s Guide to Media Law and Ethics – A Handbook for Australian Professionals (Routledge, London and NY, 2023) offers an introduction to the key legal and ethical topics confronting Australian journalists and…
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In Sam Gayed v Nardine Elzahaby [2024] VSCA 85 the Victorian Court of Appeal confirmed that: where a purchaser has repudiated a contract for the sale of land, it is not necessary to serve a default notice before terminating the contract; and general condition 28.4(c) of the standard contract does not restrict a vendor to only claiming…
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Virtual Reality (VR) technology is rapidly transforming industries from entertainment and gaming to education and healthcare. As VR becomes more integrated into daily life, it also raises unique legal questions. In California, a state known for being at the forefront of both technology and regulation, various laws already impact VR technology, even though there are…
On August 16, 2023, a federal trial court in Texas ruled on a copyright matter involving a factual video that went viral on social media. At the motion to dismiss stage, the issue the court faced was whether the affirmative defense of fair use applied to a defendant who used the video to promote his…
UPDATES 2024.03.15 Neuralink is now being used to play chess! This morning I read an article about how brain scanning technology is causing Colorado and Minnesota to propose legislation that is aimed at establishing rights and protections for information collected from our thoughts through the neural signals that can be scanned and collected from our…
Dragoș Călin (Judge at the Bucharest Court of Appeal and Co-President of the Romanian Judges’ Forum Association) ▪ The judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the rule of law and the serious fraud against the financial interests of the European Union appear to have been optional for the Romanian courts,…
Originally posted 2014-12-27 20:12:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Originally posted on June 18, 2014. I’ve been writing about the dispute over the REDSKINS trademark on this blog more or less since the beginning of the blog itself. Today a new chapter has been written — or rewritten. The TTAB has ruled and, not…
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Federal employees facing proposed adverse action by a U.S. Government Agency employer retains their due process rights under the U.S. Constitution. The main pertinent rights, in most cases, include the Right to Notice and the Right to a Meaningful Opportunity to Reply. The writer of this article handles cases at the MSPB, EEOC and in…
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Courtesy of Abstracts Incorporated: “The New York State Real Property Law has been amended by adding Section 424. This new section approves the use of a Transfer on Death Deed (TOD) and this new statute took effect on 7/19/24. The main benefit of the TOD deed is to transfer the real property of the owner…
