Phil Thomson

Phil Thomson

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Everyday Crime: New blog post

    Read the full blog post here. When you hear the word ‘crime’, what immediately springs to mind? Bank robberies, high…

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  • A new, more customer-friendly type of web address is coming - what it will cost

    National Business Review

    The word "dotcom" has always been synonymous with the internet and domain names. But, despite being the most popular, the .com domain has for a long time been only one of many top level domains, and a new programme from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will see the number of available top level domains explode well into the hundreds.

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  • Say Goodbye to the Dotcoms - New Top Level Domains Are On Their Way

    Simpson Grierson X-Tech

    With such a dramatic change to the internet landscape, brand owners should all be asking: how to get the most value from their brands with new top level domains; how to prevent others from registering their brands as gTLDs; and how to monitor the hundreds of new domain registries for new subdomains that may be of concern.

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  • Storm Brewing Over Cloud TV

    Simpson Grierson X-Tech

    Thanks to technological advances, you can now decide when, where, and how you watch your favourite television programmes. In this article, Earl Gray and Phil Thomson look at copyright issues in an upcoming Australian case that involves a new 'Cloud TV' service, that records television for users to stream on other devices, such as tablets and mobile phones.

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  • Piggy-backing on the Rugby World Cup - Issues with Association Marketing

    Marketing Association

    Many businesses in New Zealand are hoping to leverage the Rugby World Cup to their financial advantage. With a large increase in tourist numbers, along with visiting rich-listers and dignitaries, there is ample opportunity to cash-in. However, advertising or marketing that attempts to "piggy-back" on the Rugby World Cup is likely to run into significant legal issues.

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  • Decoding Copyright and Foreign Television Broadcasts

    Simpson Grierson X-Tech

    Originally published for Simpson Grierson X-Tech.
    Re-published in the Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC) March Bulletin and on www.lexology.com.

    Is viewing television content sourced from another country copyright infringement? A recent interim injunction decision from the High Court looks at the copyright issues that arise with cross-border reception of television broadcasts and internet streaming.

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Honors & Awards

  • EY World Entrepreneur of the Year - Global Class of 2023

    EY (Ernst & Young)

    World Entrepreneur of the Year event hosted in Monaco along with 50 other country winners

  • EY NZ Entrepreneur of the Year - Overall Winner

    EY (Ernst & Young)

  • EY NZ Entrepreneur of the Year - Tech Category

    EY (Ernst & Young)

    category winner for Tech and Emerging Industries

  • HiTech Awards - Most Innovative Software Product

    NZ HiTech Foundation

  • NZ Young Innovators of the Year

    NZ Innovation Council

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