Professor Mark Davison

Publications

2006

Duns, J.C., Davison, M.J., Beaton-Wells, C., Competition Law: Cases & Materials. 2nd Edition. LexisNexis Butterworths. Chatswood NSW. (2006)

Davison, M.J. ‘Database Protection: The Commodification of Information’. In Lucie Guibault & P Bernt Hugenholtz (Eds.) The Future of the Public Domain: Identifying the Commons in Information Law, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, (2006) 167-189

R Giblin-Chen and Davison M. J. 'Kazaa goes the way of Grokster' (2006)17 AIPJ 53

2005

Davison M, & Hugenholtz B. ‘Football Fixtures, Horseraces and Spin-offs: The ECJ Domesticates the Database Right’ (2005) 27 European Intellectual Property Review 113-118

2004

‘Shape Trade Marks: Problems and Solutions’ (2004) 15 Australian Intellectual Property Journal 106-111

‘Multinational Corporations: Accountability for human rights obligations’ (2004) 29 Alternative Law Journal 20-23

2003

The Legal Protection of Databases (Cambridge University Press, Intellectual Property Series, Cambridge UK, 2003)

Australian Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off (3rd ed, LBC, 2003) with Patricia Kennedy and Kate Johnson

“The Protection of Databases” (2003) Intellectual Property Forum 20-25. High Court of Australia: Defamation on the Internet (2003) Computer und Recht International

2001

“Federal Court of Australia: Copyright for White and Yellow Pages Directories” (2001) Computer und Recht International 117- 123

2000

Competition Law: Cases and Materials with J Duns (Butterworths, 2000)

“Groundless Threats of Trade Mark Infringement Proceedings: How to avoid getting Court” with N Weston (2000) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 151-161

1999

Update to Consumer Protection, Halsbury’s Laws of Australia, 1999

Chapter 7 ‘The Function of Trade Marks’ in Intellectual Property Rights: Comparative Notes on Law and Practice in Thailand ed by P Keyzer (Commonwealth of Australia, 1999)

Chapter 15 ‘International Intellectual Property, including the WTO TRIPS Convention’ in International Law: Commercial and Economic Issues in Asia, Cases and Materials (Melbourne University, 1999)

‘Proposed US Database Legislation: A Comparison with the UK Database Regulations’ (1999) European Intellectual Property Review 279- 284

‘Parallel Importing of Trade Marked Goods – An Answer to the Unasked Question’ (1999) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 146-156

‘Australian Proposals for Copyright Reform: Some Unresolved Issues and Some Lessons from America’ (1999) Digital Technology Law Journal http://www.law.murdoch.edu.au/dtlj/articles

1998

‘Fungsi Nama Geografis di dalam Perdagangan’ (1998) Padjadjaran Journal of Law and Social Science 70-90 (published in Indonesian)

‘Sui Generis or Too Generous: Legislative Protection of Databases, Its Implications for Australia and Some Suggestions for Reform’ (1998) 21 University of New South Wales Law Journal 729-749

1997

Chapters 1-7 and 9-10 in ‘Trademarks’ Title 23.8 in the Laws of Australia published by The Law Book Company (now LBC), 1997

Chapters 1-4 in ‘Restraint of Trade’ Title 30.1 in The Laws of Australia published by The Law Book Company Ltd, 1997

‘Parallel Importation of Copyright Material in a Digital Age: Why it should be lawful and why it may never be’ (1997) 25 Federal Law Review 263-280

‘The Law Combating Unfair Competition in China: An Approach to Competition of a Transitional Economy’ with Y Wang (1997) 5 Trade Practices Law Journal 88-97

‘Chinese Economy still under Wraps’ Summer (1997) Business Quarterly 5

‘Recommendations for improving compliance with the Trade Practices Act’ (1997) 7 Australian Products Liability Reporter 129-144

Supplement to Trade Practices and Consumer Protection: Cases and Materials with J Duns, (Butterworths, 1997)

1996

‘Geographical Restraints on the Distribution of Copyright Material in a Digital Age: Are they justified’ (1996) 18 European Intellectual Property Review 477-479

‘Computer Networks and the New Trend of Development in the American Copyright Law’ with Y Wang (1996) Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Journal of Foreign Law (published in Chinese) 60-67

1995

‘Implications of the United States Working Group’s Report on Intellectual Property Report’ (1995) 6 Journal of Law and Information Science 228-241

‘Review of Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - Enforcement and Compliance 1994’ (1995) 21 Monash University Law Review 133-138

1994

Trade Practices and Consumer Protection: Cases and Materials with J Duns (Butterworths, July 1994)

Trade Practices and Consumer Protection: Teaching Manual with J Duns (Butterworths, July 1994)

1993

‘Parallel Importation of Computer Programmes in Australia’ (1993) 15 European Intellectual Property Review 110-113

‘On Computer Programs and their Copyright Protection’ with Y Wang (1993) Jurists’ Review, the journal of the People’s University of Beijing (published in Chinese) 15-23

1992

‘Resale Price Maintenance: Is the per se prohibition justified’ with Y Wang (1992) 14 Adelaide Law Review 35-103

‘The Market for Sound Recordings’ (1992) 20 Australian Business Law Review 30-40

‘Parallel Importation under the Circuit Layouts Act and the Copyright Act’ (1992) 19 Computers and Law 20-24

1991

‘The New Law on Copyright in the People’s Republic of China’ with Y Wang (1991) 2 Intellectual Property Journal 168-179. Also published in (1991) 9 Copyright Reporter 2-11

‘Parallel Importing: Unlawful Use of Trade Marks’ (1991) 19 Federal Law Review 420-445

‘When will a primary boycott be a secondary boycott?’ with J Duns (1991) 19 Australian Business Law Review 458-462

‘PSA recommendations on parallel importing’ (1991) 65 Law Institute Journal 619-620

1990

‘The Market for Books: Open or Closed’ (1990) 18 Australian Business Law Review 179-187

‘Proof of Deception and Character Merchandising Cases’, with M. Kennedy (1990) 16 Monash University Law Review 111-121

‘Equitable interests’ (1990) 64 Law Institute Journal 921-925

‘Resale price maintenance and price-fixing’ with Y Wang (1990) 64 Law Institute Journal 951-953

‘Protection of Geographical Indications: The European Community’s Proposals on GATT’ (1990) 18 Australian Business Law Review 352-354

‘Recent Inquiries into Books and Sound Recordings’ (1990) 3 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 51-53

‘GATT and Property Rights’ (1990) Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 63

‘Comment: Fender Australia Pty Ltd v. Bevk’ (1990) 18 Australian Business Law Review 201-208