Notices by Matthew Rimmer (drrimmer@aus.social), page 2

London-based artist raises copyright infringement issues when artworks go viral online and are recreated without credit https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/25/its-not-banksys-its-mine-artist-says-bristol-plaque-to-adulterer-is-a-copy #copyright #streetart

Victorian MP Georgie Purcell criticises Nine News for ‘sexist’ image editing to make outfit more revealing https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/jan/30/georgie-purcell-mp-photoshop-automated-image-nine-news-apology-victoria-animal-justice-party #auslaw #auspol

Greta Thunberg goes on trial over London oil industry protests https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/01/greta-thunberg-goes-on-trial-over-london-oil-industry-protests #climate #activism #ukpol #Uklaw The Swedish climate campaigner was one of five activists at Westminster magistrates court charged with “failing to comply with a condition imposed under section 14 of the Public Order Act” after they were told to leave the area.

How UK courts became the new climate protest battleground https://drilled.media/news/trfst-UK
Since the passage of a new law curtailing protest rights in 2022, the U.K. has been on a rapid path to repression. #climate #activism #UKlaw #UKpol

John Deere must face US farmers' 'right-to-repair' lawsuits, judge rules
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/deere-must-face-us-farmers-right-to-repair-lawsuits-judge-rules-2023-11-27/ #righttorepair #agriculture #farming #uslaw #uspol The case is In re: Deere & Co Repair Service Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 3:22-cv-50188.

Climate litigation - California sues oil giants alleging ‘climate risks deception’: Report https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/16/california-sues-oil-giants-alleging-climate-risks-deception-report
Five oil majors are accused of downplaying the risks posed by fossil fuels since the 1950s, The New York Times reports. #climate #deception #litigation

"California's decision to take Big Oil companies to court is a watershed moment in the rapidly expanding legal fight to hold major polluters accountable for decades of climate lies," said Richard Wiles, president of the Center for Climate Integrity, a group focused on holding fossil fuel companies accountable for their role in driving climate change.
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/16/1199974919/california-oil-lawsuit-climate-change
"Whether it's fires, droughts, extreme heat, or sea-level rise, Californians have been living in a climate emergency caused by the fossil fuel industry, and now the state is taking decisive action to make those polluters pay," Wiles added. #climate #deception #litigation

“For more than 50 years, Big Oil has been lying to us — covering up the fact that they’ve long known how dangerous the fossil fuels they produce are for our planet,” Newsom said. “California taxpayers shouldn’t have to foot the bill for billions of dollars in damages — wildfires wiping out entire communities, toxic smoke clogging our air, deadly heat waves, record-breaking droughts parching our wells.” https://apnews.com/article/climate-oil-gas-california-lawsuit-newsom-212d6d9873352f28094173a1974e3d90 #climate #deception #litigation

California Sues Giant Oil Companies, Citing Decades of Deception https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/business/california-oil-lawsuit-newsom.html #climate #deception #litigation

Twitter sues anti-hate speech group over ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in lost advertising https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/02/twitter-accuses-anti-hate-speech-group-over-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-in-lost-advertising CCDH’s chief executive, Imran Ahmed, said: 'Musk is trying to ‘shoot the messenger’ who highlights the toxic content on his platform rather than deal with the toxic environment he’s created.' #socialmedia #hatespeech #advertising

When we held up a mirror to Elon Musk’s Twitter/X he tried to sue us into silence | Imran Ahmed https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/06/when-we-held-up-a-mirror-to-elon-musks-twitterx-he-tried-to-sue-us-into-silence #hatespeech #advertising #socialmedia