AI and Intellectual Property: who owns what?
June 18, 2024 AI is now a tool used by many different people and industries. However, the…
Minimising Cyber Security Risks
September 21, 2023 Cyber security breaches and cybercrime are at an all-time high. The…
Electronic Signatures – Are they enforceable?
April 12, 2022 Covid-19 restrictions have caused a massive increase in the number of…
Privacy Act 2020 – new laws restricting overseas disclosure of personal information
March 02, 2022 As cyber-attacks grow in number and sophistication, and as more employees…
Using GPL code in your software: the essentials
May 27, 2016 An overview of the GPL open-source licence and important issues for…
Data Matching and Privacy Laws in New Zealand
May 20, 2016 An introduction to the laws surrounding the collection and use of personal…
Copyright ownership in Software
August 22, 2012 Under New Zealand copyright laws, the starting point is that the author…
Disaster Recovery legal Issues
May 26, 2011 The Christchurch earthquakes and disasters in Japan are reminders to…
Protecting IP in a post-software patent environment
June 01, 2010 Recently the Government announced its intention to adopt a select…
Update on Enforceability of Website Terms
February 16, 2010 Two recent court cases have come to different conclusions on whether…
Protecting Intellectual Property from Trading Risks
November 01, 2009 The current financial environment has placed increased pressure on many…
Website disclaimers - yes they do work
September 03, 2009 Have you ever wondered if your website disclaimers are really necessary? A…
Avoiding defamation for third party web content
September 01, 2009 A recent UK case dealt with the issue of the republication of defamatory…
Joint Ventures In Software Projects
July 30, 2009 A software project that starts out as an informal venture between friends…
Computer program backups and the Copyright Act
July 16, 2009 A recent Australian Court decision has provided a useful clarification of…