Thousands of Australian businesses are unwittingly breaking copyright laws via their websites, warns a Brisbane intellectual property law specialist. McCullough Robertson partner Malcolm McBratney says recent developments in IP law indicate businesses will be liable for infringements even if they’re unaware of them according to a report in The Courier Mail.The story continues:
McCullough Robertson partner Malcolm McBratney says recent developments in IP law indicate businesses will be liable for infringements even if they’re unaware of them.”Logos, images, photographs, artwork, written content and even the design of websites are all copyright material that a company must either own or use under licence,” Mr McBratney says.Businesses may be “authorising infringement” just by linking to other websites that breach copyright.To read the full story in The Courier Mail, see www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22818331-37574,00.html