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#passingoff — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #passingoff, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Ghost stores look and feel like legitimate businesses — but they're actually a new type of scam that has the ACCC on alert.
    sbs.com.au/news/article/the-ne
    "They're a relatively new type of scam that we've been hearing about more over the last year or so," CHOICE's Liam Kennedy said.

    "Instead of impersonating established big-name brands, scammers are building these websites which pretend to be local businesses." #ACCC #auslaw #auspol #consumerlaw #passingoff #trademark

  2. Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam theguardian.com/books/2025/nov

    Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money. #publishing #passingoff #consumerlaw #auspol #auslaw

  3. From last week - AI firm wins high court ruling after photo agency’s copyright claim theguardian.com/media/2025/nov
    Ruling in case brought by Getty Images against Stability AI is seen as a blow to copyright owners. #copyright #AI #UKlaw #UKpol #passingoff #trademark

  4. #Now we #Just have #ToWait for the #CrazyStalker(s) to #Pretend #IT was "they/them's" #OriginalIdea and try #PassingOff as "their" #OwnWork...

    #YouKnow... #LikeTheyDo...

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  5. #CmonBees...!

    #Before the #CrazyStalker(s) try to #Pretend #IT was "they/them's" #OriginalIdea and #Try #PassingOff as "their" #Work...

    #YouKnow... #LikeTheyDo...

    #DontForget; #TheFediverseRemembers... #JustLikeJesus...

    #AlsoAvailable in #PlumAndRusty...

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  6. RecipeTin Eats vs Brooki Bakehouse: Why copyright in the kitchen is a murky field - By Julia Abbondanza sbs.com.au/news/article/recipe with a comment from me, highlighting how cooking recipes do not fit easily within copyright law. #recipes #copyright #passingoff #consumerlaw #auslaw I also give a bit of a shout-out to the Sprigman book 'The Knockoff Economy' which explores subject matter on the shadowlands of IP - such as recipes, comedy, fashion.

  7. #CmonBees...!

    #Before the #CrazyStalker(s) try to #Pretend #IT was "they/them's" #OriginalIdea and #Try #PassingOff as "their" #Work...

    #YouKnow... #LikeTheyDo...

    #DontForget; #TheFediverseRemembers... #JustLikeJesus...

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  8. Massive Change For Rising Adelaide Band Under Legal Pressure
    7 January 2025 | Emily Wilson
    themusic.com.au/news/massive-c
    "They didn't say they were going to sue us, but they also didn't promise that they wouldn't sue us." #trademark #passingoff

  9. Aldi liable for ‘flagrant’ copyright breach of rival brand’s packaging, federal court finds theguardian.com/business/2024/
    Supermarket giant sought to use Baby Bellies’ designs for ‘its own commercial advantage’, judge says
    Hampden Holdings I.P. Pty Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1452 (17 December 2024) austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc A #copyright case - but perhaps this should have been a #passingoff case.

  10. The legal letter from Sunshine Coast lawyer Zoe Naylor accused the video's producers of "unauthorised and deceptive use of our client's image". "We demand that you remove this video," the letter states.
    Mr Irwin claimed, through his lawyer, that the "egregious" video may mislead viewers into believing he is aligned with One Nation.

    "Robert Irwin is heavily associated with the Irwin Family and the Australia Zoo, which are all recognisable brands."

    Mr Irwin's lawyer threatened to apply for an injunction and commence defamation proceedings if the cartoon was not removed by 5pm on Monday. abc.net.au/news/2024-06-16/qld #passingoff #personalityrights #defamation #auslaw #auspol

  11. One should also consider the extent to which #SomePeople actively prefer to #Limit who can see what; especially when #OtherPeople have a #Habit and #Reputation for #Stealing their #Work and #ClaimingIT / #PassingOff as their own...

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  12. One should also consider the extent to which #SomePeople actively prefer to #Limit who can see what; especially when #OtherPeople have a #Habit and #Reputation for #Stealing their #Work and #ClaimingIT / #PassingOff as their own...

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  13. One should also consider the extent to which #SomePeople actively prefer to #Limit who can see what; especially when #OtherPeople have a #Habit and #Reputation for #Stealing their #Work and #ClaimingIT / #PassingOff as their own...

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  14. One should also consider the extent to which #SomePeople actively prefer to #Limit who can see what; especially when #OtherPeople have a #Habit and #Reputation for #Stealing their #Work and #ClaimingIT / #PassingOff as their own...

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  15. One should also consider the extent to which #SomePeople actively prefer to #Limit who can see what; especially when #OtherPeople have a #Habit and #Reputation for #Stealing their #Work and #ClaimingIT / #PassingOff as their own...

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