The Legal Nature of Digital Files
Join IP and IT consultant Ken Moon and benefit from an in-depth examination of the legal nature of digital files in recent intellectual property and technology case law, including US Govt v Dotcom and R v Dixon. You will unpack the complex legal nature of digital files, receive expert guidance on New Zealand’s first case on cryptocurrencies and take a deep dive into copyright. WEB216NZA17
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Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Chair: Laura Carter, Barrister, Sangro Chambers
Property, Copyright or What? Documents, Films, Software and Cryptocurrencies
- Examine the way the NZ Supreme Court has treated the legal nature of digital files including:
- US Govt v Dotcom: whether a criminal copyright offence involving the distribution of infringing ‘objects’ covered the internet communication of movie files in digital format
- R v Dixon: whether digital camera video footage was ‘property’ which could be ‘stolen’
- Analyse the technological and legal issues involved and why the presenter believes the NZSC got both decisions wrong
- The legal nature of cryptocurrencies: where the NZ High Court got it right
Presented by Ken Moon, Consultant, AJ Park
Learning Objective
- Gain valuable insights on the currents concerning digital files
Presenters
Ken Moon
Ken Moon joined AJ Park in 1971 and was a partner until he retired at the end of 2006. Ken is now a consultant in the AJ Park Auckland office. Ken specialises in information technology law, copyright, and trade secret law. Ken developed a practice in computer law in 1978 and in 1989 was counsel for the successful plaintiff in IBM v Computer Imports, New Zealand's first software copyright case to go to trial. He was also a member of the successful legal team acting for Fisher & Paykel Finance in the 2014 Court of Appeal case Karum v F&P Finance. This case was New Zealand's first software copyright case on non-literal infringement. In addition to New Zealand litigation, Ken has advised on and managed litigation for New Zealand clients in the United States of America, Germany and the United Kingdom in relation to: technology licensing disputes, patent infringement and software trade secrets. Ken has published a number of papers on the legal nature of software, copyright, software copyright, digital copyright and internet law and he is a co-author of the book Copyright & Design. Ken is a former co-chair of the Technology Law committee of the International Bar Association where he remains a regular presenter.