The days of free use of internet sourced photo content may soon be at an end. For years websites, online posts and online content have been embellished with photos easily accessed and downloaded from online searches with impunity and without the inconvenience of having to pay a licence fee to the copyright owners of the...
a) What is a defamatory statement or matter: A defamatory statement or matter is a statement or matter which holds a person up to ‘hatred, ridicule or contempt’ or ‘tends to lower the person in the estimation of reasonable members of the Australian community’. Issues to note: Serious harm [Note: This requirement applies to all...
A. If you have been defamed. If a person has been defamed, then that person may wish to make a claim in defamation, including potentially instituting proceedings for defamation, against the publisher of the matter. The usual procedure for making a claim in defamation, including potentially instituting proceedings, is as follows: preparation of a formal...
On 10 June a new tort of privacy came into effect in Australia pursuant to the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024. What that means is that a person may potentially be able to sue over published matter (such as an article, photograph or video) if the effect of the publication of the matter...
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