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ACCC Conducts Sweep of Online Statements for Compliance with Australian Consumer Law

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") recently announced that it had conducted a sweep of more than 2,000 Australian retail websites that found some businesses' return policies and website terms and...more

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Online Travel Update: Airbnb’s Adoption of All-In Pricing Is Official

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Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending December 16, 2022, is below. This week’s Update includes updates and additional details on several stories we’ve featured previously, including Airbnb’s new all-in pricing...more

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Influenced by Social Media Marketing, the Ninth Circuit finds Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Defendant under Federal Rule...

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In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that an Australian cosmetic company is subject to the personal jurisdiction of a federal district court in California despite having no traditional “minimum...more

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.AU Domain Names Must Have A Presence In Australia

Foreign entities looking to register Australian domain names need to be aware that the eligibility requirements have changed and the threshold is now much higher. If a foreign entity is relying on a registered Australia...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.23.2021 | Top Story: SoftBank Nears Deal With WeWork’s Neumann for $500M Share Purchase

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Ousted eccentric WeWork co-founder and CEO Adam Neumann is reportedly closing in on a deal with SoftBank that would shave about $500 million (roughly half) off the total Masa Son would pay to buy Neumann’s shares. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.22.2021 | Top Story: Google Threatens to Pull Search From Down Under Over Proposed Law

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Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the entirety of the Australian continent “if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms.” Facebook...more

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Australia's Two Modern Slavery Acts

The Australian Government has launched an online register that publishes companies’ statements on their compliance with the country’s Federal Modern Slavery Act of 2018. The website, which is searchable and available to the...more

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Copyright law update – proposed amendments to website blocking laws

The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2018 (Act) which passed both Houses of Parliament on 28 November 2018, and is due to commence the day after it receives Royal Assent, amends section 115A of the Copyright Act...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

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GEMSA’s Patent Onslaught Against Cloud Computing Customers

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd. (“GEMSA”), a foreign non-practicing entity (“NPE”) organized under the laws of Australia, filed almost 40 patent lawsuits in five batches in 2015 and 2016. The majority of these...more

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Australia Changes Privacy Act to Apply to Foreign Websites

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Effective March 12, 2014, Australia will adopt new legislation which will require compliance by Canadian businesses that have a website and collect personal information from Australians, or have an Australian link. Software...more

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OAIC Releases New Guidance on Australian Privacy Principles

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The Office of Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released the draft Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) Guidelines for public consultation. The guidelines outline how the OAIC will interpret and apply the APPs....more

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