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Back to the Future: Intellectual Property Issues in Adapting a Film into a Stage Musical
To create a trouble free, original stage musical based on a film, a producer must secure the underlying rights from the copyright and...
Anny Slater
Oct 8, 20253 min read
Copyright Lessons from McDonald Jones Homes v Potter [2025]
Decision Date: 4 June 2025 Court: Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Division 2 – General Federal Law) Judge: Manousaridis J 1....
Anny Slater
Sep 30, 20253 min read
When the Foundations of Power Shift: Intellectual Property in an Age of Instability
“There are moments in societies when the foundations of power begin to move. When that happens, things get Shifty.” Adam Curtis...
Anny Slater
Sep 15, 20253 min read
A Notice to Produce
What is a Notice to Produce? A Notice to Produce is a formal request made during legal proceedings that requires a party to hand over...
Anny Slater
Sep 13, 20252 min read
“Right Here Waiting”: Finding the Tribe That’s Been Waiting for You All Along
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you." — Richard Marx, Songwriter and Recording Artist There’s a...
Anny Slater
Aug 9, 20253 min read
Inside the World of Entertainment Formats
CBS has retired the Late Show format but, can they sell the format - and does it have value? “ Structure is everything. That’s all...
Anny Slater
Aug 4, 20254 min read
“Not the Right Kind of Beautiful”: Workplace Non-Acceptance and How to Cope Quietly but Powerfully
"Yes, I'm beautiful, but not the right kind of beautiful …" ...
Anny Slater
Jul 16, 20253 min read
Your Privacy, Protected: What the New Privacy Law Means for You
Effective from 10 June 2025 Australia has just introduced a major legal change that could impact you, your family, and your business: a...
Anny Slater
Jul 15, 20253 min read
Copyright Infringement: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd & Anor v Clive Palmer (NSD161/2019)
Politician/businessman Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay damages of AU$500,000 and additional damages AU$1 million for infringement of...
Anny Slater
May 9, 20211 min read
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