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		<title>Read All About It - No Copyright in News Headlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Court’s Justice Bennett has ruled that no copyright exists in headlines, in a defining copyright law case brought by Fairfax Media Publications against Reed International Books Australia (trading as Lexis Nexis).
Justice Bennett found that Fairfax had failed to prove that any of the ten selected Australian Financial Review headlines it submitted was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Junior Lawyer Position - Rare Opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a rare opportunity for an exceptional junior solicitor to join our busy and highly collegiate practice.
Simpsons is a leading boutique law firm serving local, national and international clients in the entertainment, creative and cultural industries.
Our lawyers are talented, personable and actively involved in the industries in which we work.  
You will work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Introduces New Copyright Exemptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Library of Congress has announced six new exemptions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) – including circumventing protected DVDs and phones in some instances.
More information about this news alert at:
http://www.copyright.org.au/news/us-introduces-new-copyright-exemptions
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		<title>Roadshow v iiNet - APRA and MEAA to seek permission to make submissions to the court</title>
		<link>http://www.simpsons.com.au/roadshow-v-iinet-apra-and-meaa-to-seek-permission-to-make-submissions-to-the-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the much-anticipated appeal to the Roadshow v iiNet copyright case begins next week, two new organisations will seek permission to make their own submissions.
The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) will be allowed to seek the Court’s approval to provide separate testimony during appeal hearings for the Roadshow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee with Al Pacino</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simpsons congratulates Cantarella Brothers on the launch of its television and print advertising campaign for Vittoria Coffee starring Al Pacino, filmed in New York City. Simpsons&#8217; legal work included drafting and negotiating the acting talent agreement with Mr Pacino, the director&#8217;s agreement with Barry Levinson, the production agreement with RSA Films, and advising on Directors&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philanthropy and the Arts Discussion Paper Released</title>
		<link>http://www.simpsons.com.au/philanthropy-and-the-arts-discussion-paper-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a discussion paper released on 16 June, Arts Queensland and the Centre for Social Impact propose the establishment of a Foundation for the Artist – the first of its kind in Australia - to bring together public, private and corporate funding for artists and the creation of new work. The Foundation will complement existing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PURPLE WHISKERS: Mars gets to use colour purple on cat food packaging</title>
		<link>http://www.simpsons.com.au/purple-whiskers-mars-gets-to-use-colour-purple-on-cat-food-packaging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Golf tees smelling of eucalyptus, 220 colours ranging anywhere from pink to gold, and a phrase known to us all – “Ah McCain You&#8217;ve Done It Again”. These are only some of the less conventional trade marks currently registered in Australia. The customers may be used to trade marks such as slogans and logos, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Chris Chow, Music Lawyer – The Music Network’s Top 30 Under 30</title>
		<link>http://www.simpsons.com.au/chris-chow-%e2%80%93-the-music-network%e2%80%99s-top-30-under-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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One of Simpsons Solicitors’ entertainment lawyers, Chris Chow, was recently included in an article entitled ‘The Music Network’s Top 30 Under 30’ published by The Music Network – A renowned Music Industry Magazine.
 
The article details 30 music industry representatives who are thirty or younger and is described by the author as a “tip of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PPCA’s Win in the Copyright Tribunal</title>
		<link>http://www.simpsons.com.au/ppca%e2%80%99s-win-in-the-copyright-tribunal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Fitness Centre’s to pay higher rates for the use of commercial recordings in fitness classes.
 
Recording artists, record labels and the PPCA have long argued that the rates fitness centres pay for the use of commercially available sound recordings in fitness classes were far too low.
 
On 17 May 2010, the Copyright Tribunal agreed. Its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing the Australian Book Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.simpsons.com.au/developing-the-australian-book-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A new Book Industry Strategy Group, under the leadership of Mr Barry Jones AO, will set the course for the Australian book industry as it meets the opportunities and challenges posed by increasing online book sales and the use of ebooks.
In announcing the appointment of the group’s chair and members, Innovation Minister Senator Kim [...]]]></description>
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