Tag Archives: intellectual property rights

HANS J OHFF. A Future Submarine bonanza for France

Posted on 17 March 2017 by John Menadue

Seen through the eyes of an engineering contractor and shipbuilder I suggest that the French have hit the jackpot. They will be falling over themselves to sign the proposed Framework Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of … Continue reading →

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Laurie Patton. Pirates of Perchance: How “site-blocking” could force up Internet fees but do little else

Posted on 26 February 2016 by John Menadue

Last week both Village Roadshow and Foxtel finally launched court actions under the eight months old Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act designed to deal with Internet “piracy”. The first thing that needs pointing out is that downloading video and audio content … Continue reading →

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John Quiggin. The Trans-Pacific partnership: it might be about trade, but it’s far from free.

Posted on 18 March 2015 by John Menadue

There can be few topics as eye-glazingly dull as international trade agreements. Endless hours of negotiation on such arcane topics as rules of origin and most favoured nation status combine with an alphabet soup of acronyms to produce a barely … Continue reading →

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