Latest Issue of the Communications Law Bulletin – July 2025

Edited by Ashleigh Fehrenbach and Eli Fisher

Editorial Assistants: Grace Griffiths and Joshua Shub

IN THIS ISSUE:

The Trade Wars Come to Hollywood – How Will Tariffs Impact Content Industries?

Andrew Ailwood (Partner), Spencer West LLP

Is AI Training Fair Use of Copyright Works?

Peter Waters (Consultant), Siabon Seet (Partner) and Rebecca Smith (Special Counsel), Gilbert + Tobin

Full Federal Court Confirms the Wide Scope for Government Use of Copyright Material Under the Copyright Act

Timothy Webb (Partner), Joel Parsons (Senior Associate) and Chelsea Manansala (Lawyer), Clayton Utz

Event Report: Defamatory Imputations Seminar

Manan Luthra (Lawyer) Banki Haddock Fiora and CAMLA YLC Member

Ongoing Concerns? Recent Cases on Defamation Concerns Notice Reforms

Joel Parsons (Senior Associate), Thomson Geer

Profile: Joshua Chan

Grace Griffiths (Senior Associate), Clayton Utz

Producer Offset and Appeals to The ART

Therese Catanzariti, Barrister, 13 Wentworth

Baklava Beef: Foodie Feud Gets Sticky

Emma Johnsen (Partner) and Beril Akbulut (Lawyer), Marque Lawyers

The Journalism Exemption: Will it Work? How Will it Work?

Amelia CausleyTodd (Senior Associate) and Marlia Saunders (Partner), Thomson Geer

Event Report: The Hon Paul Fletcher MP

Josh Shub (Legal Counsel) at Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia and CAMLA YLC Member

Trouble in Paradise: Trade Mark Lessons From The White Lotus

Dean Gerakiteys (Partner), Antonia Wayne-Boyle (Lawyer) and Samantha Chiu (Lawyer), Clayton Utz

Event Report: Defamation Drama – 2024’s Legal Rollercoaster and the Loops That Lie Ahead

Justin Kardi (Senior Legal Counsel) News Corp Australia Group and CAMLA YLC Member

A New Frontier of Connectivity: Regulating direct–to–device services in Australia

Matthew Bovaird (Special Counsel), Thomas Jones (Partner), Bird and Bird

Event Report: CAMLA Young Lawyers Networking Event

Jessica Norgard (Senior Legal Counsel, Consumer & Marketing) nbn Australia and Grace Griffiths (Senior Associate) Clayton Utz and CAMLA YLC Members

The Prominence Playbook: The ACMA Releases Outcomes Report Following Consultation into the New TV Prominence Framework

Timothy Webb (Partner), Joel Parsons (Senior Associate) and Chelsea Manansala (Lawyer), Clayton Utz

Event Report: Like, Comment, Subscribe: The Law on Influencer Advertising

Maddie Marchant (Senior Legal Counsel), BBC Studios Australia and CAMLA YLC Co-Secretary

CAMLA 2024 Essay Competition – 1st Place: Shareholder Activism and Defamation: A New Era in Australian Media Law

Isabella Tziolis, University of New South Wales

Event Report: Celebrating 5 years of the International Women’s Day special edition of the Communications Law Bulletin

Katherine Zheng (Associate) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers and CAMLA YLC Member

Speech by Ashleigh Fehrenbach: ‘A Five-Year Celebration of the CLB’s Special International Women’s Day Edition’

CAMLA 2024 Essay Competition – 2nd Place: In Defence of Trolls: Protecting Social Media Criticisms of Politicians

Julia Jacobson, University of Sydney

CAMLA 2024 Essay Competition – 3rd Place: Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Web: Is it Time for Australia to Embrace a Right to be Forgotten

Rikki (Ruijin) Ding, University of Sydney

Event Report: Open Justice ‘OK, Boomers’: The Potential Challenges and Risks of Imposing a Social Media Minimum Age Requirement on Under-16s

Jeren Gul (Senior Associate) Gadens and CAMLA YLC Member

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