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![Free but $266 million in debt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Free but $266 million in debt
The only person convicted of the Megaupload copyright charges over which Kim Dotcom is facing extradition has walked free from prison in the US.
![John Drinnan: Who was that masked pirate?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
John Drinnan: Who was that masked pirate?
Hollywood studios are all Secret Squirrel about the identity of the alleged international movie pirate who ran the YTS and YIFY websites.
![Funhouse caught in copyright court stoush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Funhouse caught in copyright court stoush
Gold Coast company claims sensory mazes in Auckland and Queenstown breached copyright.
![Fran O'Sullivan: TPP stepping stone to giant Asia-Pacific deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fran O'Sullivan: TPP stepping stone to giant Asia-Pacific deal
FRAN O'SULLIVAN: Geneva has the WTO. Brussels hosts the European Union. Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership put Auckland on the map?
![Audrey Young: Groser hopes years add shine after limited TPP gains for dairy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Audrey Young: Groser hopes years add shine after limited TPP gains for dairy
The TPP could be improved after a few years, Trade Minister Tim Groser has said, acknowledging NZ lost against powerful forces that limited dairy sector rewards.
![Biggest deal in a generation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Biggest deal in a generation
New Zealand and 11 other countries strike Pacific trade pact - a deal that will affect 40 per cent of world's economy.
![Batts battle back in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Batts battle back in court
It's the latest instalment of a long-running dispute over the use of the word "batts" to describe insulation.
!['Happy Birthday' to all (except for some lawyers)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Happy Birthday' to all (except for some lawyers)
"Happy Birthday" has been freed from its copyright shackles: Rejoice! But don't rejoice too much.
![Daimler loses trademark fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Daimler loses trademark fight
The luxury car maker lost a bid to prevent a Chinese firm from using what it perceives to be a similar logo.
![Can you copyright a chicken sandwich?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Can you copyright a chicken sandwich?
Norberto Colón Lorenzana had what we can all agree is a pretty unremarkable idea.
![Know your rights when Hollywood threatens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Know your rights when Hollywood threatens
Another small business owner has been told by big Hollywood to change signs - so what are your rights?
![John Luxton: Major TPP players holding their dairy consumers to ransom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
John Luxton: Major TPP players holding their dairy consumers to ransom
DairyNZ chairman John Luxton says it some TPP players are seeking to maintain trade protection rather than reduce it.
![Court case splits movie and internet industries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Court case splits movie and internet industries
A U.S. appeals court struggled over the rules to block electronic transmissions that violate U.S. property rights.
![Super hero battle at tyre shop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Super hero battle at tyre shop
A Paeroa tyre shop has been told by entertainment giant, DC Comics, to change their branding or risk being taken to court.
![CC's in snack giant brand fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
CC's in snack giant brand fight
A fight over the right to use the CC's brand name has lead to claims that a food giant was trying to misappropriate
![TPP leak shows drug company push](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
TPP leak shows drug company push
A document shows the US was trying to get increased TPP protection for drug company intellectual property.
![Zoggs v Sexwax dispute ends at Supreme Court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Zoggs v Sexwax dispute ends at Supreme Court
A long-standing trademark dispute between surfing wax company Sex Wax and swimwear company Zoggs has ended at the Supreme Court.
![Lawyer threatens copyright action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lawyer threatens copyright action
An Auckland franchising lawyer has accused certain colleagues in the profession of laziness after his work was plagiarised a third time.
![Jeanswest ordered to pay $50k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jeanswest ordered to pay $50k
The Court of Appeal has ordered Australian company Jeanswest to pay additional damages, for infringing Dutch clothing firm G-Star Raw's copyright on biker jeans.
![Partial victory in Red Nose battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Partial victory in Red Nose battle
A New Zealand charity has won the right to use Red Nose Day in New Zealand after a challenge by an Australian charity, but it has not won its case outright.
![Kiwi rum upstart in trouble with Coke](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwi rum upstart in trouble with Coke
Where there was smoke - and coke - there was fire for a Kiwi rum company, which used soft drinks giant Coca-Cola's prized trademark name.
![Tough limits on Dotcom's movements](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tough limits on Dotcom's movements
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom will face tougher new bail conditions and make a daily visit to the police for at least the next week.
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Dotcom's helicopter ban
Kim Dotcom is banned from using helicopters, travelling by boat or going 80 kilometres from his home, ahead of a bail hearing next Monday.
![Cloud over Black Widow portrait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cloud over Black Widow portrait
A controversial artist's portrait of a convicted murderer could be destroyed if allegations of copyright infringement are pursued through the courts.