May 2007

We have 3 articles for this issue. In our first article, Reversing Software Rights in the Copyright Act, Jenny Te, Mike Sage and Karen Ngan examine the proposed rights and restrictions on software users in the Bill in respect of copying, decompiling and reverse engineering software programs.

In our second article, Matt Smith, Simon Vannini and Mike Sage look at the Spam Act which comes into force on 5 September this year. While this may seem a positive step, the Spam Act does impose various requirements on senders of electronic messages that are likely to have a significant impact on many business organisations. Is your business ready?

And in the final article, Top Tips for Escrow Arrangements, Simon Vannini outlines what a software escrow arrangement involves and the types of situations in which the release of source code and materials to the licensee from escrow may be appropriate.