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Matthew Rimmer

Selected Works

2004

Intellectual Property and Information Technology

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Canadian Rhapsody: Copyright Law And Research Libraries, Matthew Rimmer Aug 2004

Canadian Rhapsody: Copyright Law And Research Libraries, Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

This article considers the ground-breaking Supreme Court of Canada decision in CCH Canadian Limited v. The Law Society of Upper Canada. The matter involved legal publishers bringing an action for copyright infringement against the Law Society of Upper Canada for operating a photocopy and custom copy service at the Great Library of Osgoode Hall. The Supreme Court of Canada decision laid down important precedents in relation to originality, authorisation, and the defence of fair dealing. The ruling has been hailed as 'one of the strongest pro-user rights decisions from any high court in the world, showing what it means to …

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Gossip We Can Trust: Defamation Law And Non-Fiction, Matthew Rimmer Feb 2004

Gossip We Can Trust: Defamation Law And Non-Fiction, Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

Drawing on two case studies, this article considers the allegation of a disgruntled author: 'Defamation was framed to protect the reputations of 19th century gentlemen hypocrites'. The first case study considers the litigation over Bob Ellis' unreliable political memoir, 'Goodbye Jerusalem', published by Random House. The second case study focuses upon the litigation over the allegation by Media Watch that Richard Carleton had plagarised a documentary entitled 'Cry from the Grave'. The article considers the meaning of defamatory imputations, the range of defences, and the available remedies. It highlights the competing arguments over the protection of reputation and privacy, artistic …

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Patents And Experimental Use: A Submission To The Advisory Council On Intellectual Property., Matthew Rimmer, Krishna Rajendra Jan 2004

Patents And Experimental Use: A Submission To The Advisory Council On Intellectual Property., Matthew Rimmer, Krishna Rajendra

Matthew Rimmer

As part of its policy activities, ACIPA hosted a symposium, "Freedom To Tinker: Patent Law and Scientific Research", on the 19th March 2004. This symposium considered whether Australian patent law should have a defence for research use, and, if so, what its scope should be. It explored the impact of such an exemption upon a number of important industries - such as agriculture, biotechnology, health care, and information technology. It also examined the repercussions of such a defence for universities, research organisations, and educational institutions.Strikingly, there has a great deal of consensus amongst the government speakers at the symposium. Mr …

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