By Alli Peacock and Matt Burgess, Director. A “monumental” turning point for sports betting as High Court hands down a decision affecting the future viability of sporting organisations as a whole. Following a lengthy court battle, the High Court agreed with Racing NSW and Harness Racing NSW in their action against Betfair and Sportsbet regarding […]
By Alli Peacock. Just when you thought tweeting was an innocent avenue of expression; think again! A UK college student was jailed Tuesday after posting offensive comments on Twitter following the collapse of Bolton soccer star Fabrice Muamba late in the first half of Bolton’s televised FA Cup quarter-final clash with Tottenham Hotspur at White […]
By Alli Peacock. Kyle Sandilands’ blunt and egotistical attitude has, once again, got him into trouble and it seems the final straw has been drawn. Whilst conducting a recent ‘2DAY FM’s Kyle & Jackie O Show’, his comments about a female journalist were deeply derogatory and offensive, and amounted to a breach of the Commercial […]
By Alli Peacock Mining magnate Clive Palmer has responded to the axing of his A-League club Gold Coast United by creating a breakaway football body named Football Australia. Palmer’s purported new venture (Football Australia) has been subject to vast media outrage in the past week. Due to conflicting statements about the purpose of this new […]
By Alli Peacock and Gene Goodsell. When Cher wrapped up her “farewell” tour in 2005 fans thought they had seen the last of her. However, her recent tweet on 6 March 2012, stated “this will b last one! I want 2 do it well just 1 more time!” But how do we know this “one” […]
By Alli Peacock OPTUS has failed to gag AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou from claiming the telco was “lifting” content owned by sporting bodies, behaviour “akin to stealing”. Optus claimed Mr Demetriou had engaged in “misleading or deceptive conduct” by making public comments to the effect that it was engaging in illegal activities by operating […]
By Alli Peacock Corey Norman set to be handed the No.6 jersey for Brisbane Broncos 2012. Norman is expected to have the first attempt at becoming Brisbane’s permanent five-eighth replacement for the retired Darren Lockyer, and halfback Peter Wallace is confident the duo can build a solid combination throughout the year. The departure of Lockyer […]
By Alli Peacock Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez looks set to return from his self-imposed exile after apologising to the club for his conduct in recent months. Tevez has not played for Manchester United since September 2011 after falling out with City boss Roberto Mancini following his refusal to warm-up during a UEFA Champions League […]
By Hannah Lichter It’s no secret that exploiting sport means big bikkies these days, with millions of people tuning in to watch live events across many platforms of media. Together with entertainment, it has become a hugely successful advertising tool. There are, however, limits that the law imposes on the use of advertising in sports. […]
By Mitch Herlihy and Gene Goodsell, Special Counsel In today’s contemporary society, the rate of technological change is rapidly increasing. With such change, rightsholders are experiencing more and more problems protecting their intellectual property. Cloud computing is one such area of recent technological development. This is where a service provider, in this case Optus, offers […]