Our copyright law is a wondrous complex beast, and even apparently simple tweaks carry the potential for significant unintended consequences, writes Kimberlee Weatherall, an associate professor in Sydney University’s Faculty of Law.
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The man who gets sport on the telly
if you look at any major sports and TV deal in the last decade-and-a-half, you’ll find sports right agent Ian Frykberg’s fingerprints on it. Tom Cowie profiles the former Murdoch and Packer man.
Media briefs: SMH turns Japanese … WaPo’s Scalia stuff-up … Daily Mail invented account …
In today’s Media Briefs: SMH sports go Japanese … NewsBeast retracts false quote … Wilkie and Xenophon tackle Nine on pokie remarks and more …
Media briefs: AFL beats NRL … ‘paedos in speedos’ … wanted: ABC chair …
In today’s Media Briefs: AFL beats NRL in grand final TV ratings … ‘Paedos in Speedos’ — it’s a thing … Portraits into the past … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections …
Looks to be service as normal, despite Qantas, TWU predictions
There is this morning no sign that anyone flying later today or over this holiday weekend is going to experience anything remotely as serious as the dire predictions that have been made.
News Ltd, Clubs and NRL v imaginary AFL anti-pokies campaign
The pokies debate has exploded over the past 24 hours after Clubs NSW used its influence over the NRL to try and impose its campaign against Andrew Wilkie’s reform agenda on the AFL’s grand final week program.
Footy codes not on level playing field in pokies fight
How bizarre that the Australian football codes are arguing that the money they take from problem gamblers is essential to their plans to pay enormous salaries to players and administrators, writes Dr Richard Denniss, executive director of The Australia Institute.
Footy codes join forces in pokies war
Crikey media wrap: The two dominant footy codes usually war with each other for dominance but they’ve put aside their differences to protest against Independent MP Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reform.
Game-in-a-Box: Broncos kick sharks out of contention
It was a critical game for both teams, writes Pat Byrne, determining whether Brisbane Broncos could stick with the top four and if the Cronulla Sharks could get back on track and make a run for the finals.
Media briefs: Origin IV and the law … welcome to Murdochia … Assange in court …
In today’s Media Briefs: Mal, the papers and one little word … Welcome to Murdochia … Julian Assange fronts court with new lawyers to fight deportation order and more …
Political snippets: A further sign of slow growth
More evidence from the Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning that economic growth is less than the Treasury and Reserve Bank experts had expected.
Game-in-a-Box: Roosters hold off the Knights
It was a very dour first half with the Roosters just hovering into the domination zone for most of the half. The Roosters vs Knights NRL ended as a close and exciting game, writes Pat Byrne.
Game-in-a-Box: Dragons over the Bulldogs again … just
The St George Illawarra Dragons headed into the weekend’s game against the Canterbury Bulldogs win a number of hard-fought recent wins under their belt, while the Bulldogs had struggled through a loss and a bye. Pat Byrne goes through the game.
Game-in-a-Box: Broncos burn off the Tigers
Game-in-a-Box creator Pat Byrne dissects the Broncos versus the Tigers.
Game-in-a-box: Roosters eventually cage Tigers
After being beaten by the Bulldogs last week and the Sea Eagles in round two, the Sydney Roosters would have been determined to get this game over a weakened Wests Tigers, says Pat Byrne, creator of Game-in-a-box.
Game-in-a-box: Sea Eagles spear Knights
In this week’s Game-in-a-box, Pat Byrne covers the Newcastle Knights vs the Manly Sea Eagles.
Like a greyhound, Canterbury chases and catches the Rabbitohs
Pat Byrne introduces “Game-in-a-box”: where he thinks outside the square in bringing you the game of the week as he sees it … in a box. This week its Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs.
Game-in-a-box: Dragons tighten the screws as the game goes on
Crikey introduces a new weekly column for NRL fans: Game-in-a-box. This week Pat Byrne covers last week’s Dragons versus Titans game.
Political snippets: No signs yesterday of parliamentary reform
Attempts by members of the cross bench at the start of this parliament to make question time in the House of Representatives a meaningful part of parliamentary democracy have clearly failed.
Conroy’s coup in the weird world of anti-siphoning
Stephen Conroy has proposed a substantial overhaul of anti-siphoning — exploiting the fact that the current list doesn’t serve viewers.
The great lie of anti-siphoning: it doesn’t work, and it rips off sports
It’s pretty simple: anti-siphoning isn’t about protecting free-to-air viewers, it’s about ripping off sports and stifling competition. Too bad politicians and the media don’t get it.
How a US sports blog covered the NRL Joel Monaghan scandal
How exactly do you cover a story such as the NRL’s Joel Monaghan/dog sex act scandal? US Sports blog Deadspin debates that very thing.
Political snippets: Will Qantas rue missed warning?
Qantas will not be able to argue that there was no warning about the engine damage that sent its Flight QF32 limping back to Singapore yesterday.
The Dragons: a deserving Premier led by the finest coach Australia’s ever produced
Rugby league has changed a lot over the last twenty years, from five-metre rules to part time players. One thing remains the same though: Wayne Bennett is a winner, says Nick Tedeschi.
Drought-breaking Dragons celebrate with a snarl
So, did St George coach Wayne Bennett fan the ‘choker’ taunts this year, perhaps to take his players’ minds off the pressure associated with a 31-year premiership wait for the red V? asks Back Page Lead’s Steve Mascord.
