Latest Communications Law Bulletin Now Available for CAMLA Members – Volume 45.2 September 2026

The latest Communications Law Bulletin has now been sent via email to CAMLA members!

IN THIS ISSUE:

Who’s driving DABUS – AI and Authorship Tested Again

Kristi Hewetson (Senior Associate) and Joaquin Cross (Lawyer), Allens

Moral of the Story? Learnings from McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd (Liability Hearing) [2026] FCA 173

Marlia Saunders (Partner), Amelia CausleyTodd (Senior Associate) and Lana Nguyen (Graduate Lawyer), Thomsons

Networking Event 2026 Report

Olivia Bernstein and Justin Kardi (CAMLA Young Lawyers Committee)

The Kids are Online – What Australia’s Children’s Online Privacy Code Means for You

Cindy Nguyen (Graduate); Zoe Huang (Lawyer); Imogen Loxton (Senior Associate); Andrew Hilton (Expertise Counsel); Nick Perkins (Partner)

and Geoff McGrath (Partner), Ashurst Perkins Coie

CAMLA Event Report: Big Data, Small Subjects: Marketing to Minors in Australia

Emma Bampton (Lawyer), Corrs Chambers Westgarth

OAIC Finds Tracking Pixels on Health Provider Websites Breach Privacy Laws

Eli Fisher, co-editor

Interview with Michael Bachelard

Kate Mani, Senior Associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Event Report: International Women’s Day Special Edition of the Communications Law Bulletin

Alana Callus, Gilbert + Tobin

Deep Fears Over Deepfakes: Trade Marks and the Battle Against AI Impersonation

Emma Johnsen (Partner) and Danielle Iacono (Lawyer), Marque Lawyers

Event Report: CAMLA Melbourne Mixer Networking Event

Rachel Griffith (Overseas Practitioner, admitted in England & Wales), Allens

Event Report: Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence Panel

Maddie Marchant (BBC Studios) and Jessica Norgard (nbn), Young Lawyers Committee

Constructive Trust Over Film Copyright Goes to the High Court

Marlia Saunders (Partner), Joel Parsons (Senior Associate), Leah Hillman (Lawyer), Thomsons

Australian Online Safety: What Every Online Service Provider Should Know About the Phase 2 (Age-Restricted Material) Codes

Arvind Dixit (Partner), Alli Berry (Senior Associate), and Mark Salamy (Associate), Corrs Chambers Westgarth

CAMLA Event Report: The Weaponisation of US Defamation Law

Louis Panozzo (Lawyer), Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Businesses Face New Compliance Hurdles Under Australia’s Unfair Trading Practices Laws

Ian Reynolds (Partner), Fran Wheelahan (Partner), James Cameron (Special Counsel), Theonie Scott (Special Counsel), Jake Fava (Associate), Corrs Chambers Westgarth