Matthew RimmerMay 6
Small Australian designers giving up on fighting fast-fashion giant Shein over design duplicates https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/australian-designs-continually-copied-by-shein/106592282 #fashion #fashionip #passingoff #consumerlaw #auspol #auslaw
Australian designers giving up on getting Shein copies removed

Small Australian fashion designers say it is too time-consuming to continue to ask Shein to take down copies of their designs. 

Matthew RimmerFeb 18

Indian university Galgotias University kicked out of summit for falsely claiming credit for robotic dog made by Chinese company, Unitree Robotics

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-19/chinese-robotic-dog-indian-university-kicked-out-of-ai-summit/106361756 #robotics #attribution #credit #patent #passingoff

Made in China robotic dog gets Indian university kicked out of AI summit

An Indian professor has sparked ridicule after falsely suggesting a commercially available Chinese robot dog displayed at a major AI summit in New Delhi was developed by her university.

Matthew RimmerDec 12
‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/10/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-despair-at-ai-clone-appearing-on-spotify #AI #music #passingoff #trademark #copyright
‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify

Australian psych-rockers, who removed their music from Spotify in protest against the streaming service, lament the appearance of AI band King Lizard Wizard

The Guardian
Matthew RimmerDec 9
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Spotify Respond To AI Impersonator On Streaming https://themusic.com.au/news/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-spotify-respond-ai-impersonator-streaming/62xR__7h4OM/09-12-25 #AI #music #passingoff #trademark #consumerlaw
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Spotify Respond To AI Impersonator On Streaming

Spotify has removed the music of a "King Lizard Wizard" from the platform.

The Music | Australian music news, gig guide, music reviews
Show threadMatthew RimmerNov 27

Ghost stores look and feel like legitimate businesses — but they're actually a new type of scam that has the ACCC on alert.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-new-widespread-scam-to-watch-out-for-this-black-friday/2jqkmgtef
"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

The new 'widespread' scam to watch out for this Black Friday

The scam can be difficult to spot at first glance — but there are a few red flags to watch out for.

SBS News
Matthew RimmerNov 26
ACCC warns of 'sophisticated' ghost stores ahead of Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/online-ghost-stores-scamming-australian-customers-black-friday/106049602 #ACCC #auslaw #auspol #consumerlaw #passingoff #trademark
ACCC warns of 'sophisticated' ghost stores ahead of Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales

With Australians expected to spend billions this Black Friday, the consumer watchdog is warning about a growing number of "ghost stores" targeting unsuspecting shoppers and posing as local businesses promising premium goods, when in reality they are shipping fast fashion from overseas.

ABC News
Matthew RimmerNov 17, 2025

Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/17/authors-writers-caught-in-global-ai-publishing-scam

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

Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam

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

The Guardian
Show threadMatthew RimmerNov 11, 2025

Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark

https://apnews.com/article/getty-stability-ai-image-copyright-trademark-fa2c561a33c7b6714a7657255a3fbdf1 #copyright #passingoff #trademark #AI #UKlaw #ukpol

Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark

Stability AI has mostly prevailed against Getty Images in a British court battle over intellectual property. The judge's decision, released Tuesday, shows Getty narrowly winning its trademark infringement argument but losing its copyright claim. Both sides claimed victory. Getty says the ruling is a significant win for intellectual property owners, while Stability is pleased the copyright concerns are resolved. The case is part of a wave of lawsuits by creative industries against tech companies using their works to train AI. Getty is also pursuing a copyright lawsuit against Stability in the United States.

AP News
Show threadMatthew RimmerNov 11, 2025
Getty Images largely loses landmark UK lawsuit over AI image generator https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/getty-images-largely-loses-landmark-uk-lawsuit-over-ai-image-generator-2025-11-04/ #copyright #passingoff #trademark #AI #UKlaw #UKPol
Show threadMatthew RimmerNov 11, 2025
Getty Images (US) Inc & Ors v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) (04 November 2025) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2025/2863.html #copyright #AI #UKlaw #UKpol #passingoff #trademark
Getty Images (US) Inc & Ors v Stability AI Ltd (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) (04 November 2025)