6PM, Tuesday 24 November 2026

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Meet the Speakers

David Larish, Barrister, 5 Wentworth
Maggie Chan, Partner, Mallesons

Our experts will examine the recent decision of the Full Federal Court in Aldi Foods Pty Limited v Hampden Holdings I.P. Pty Limited [2026] FCAFC 103, including whether copyright infringement claims can and should be brought alongside — or instead of — misleading conduct or passing off claims when seeking to restrain lookalike product packaging.

Mallesons (MELBOURNE OFFICE)
Level 27, Collins Arch, 447 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
(In person and via ZOOM)

Meet the Speakers

The Hon Justice Helen Rofe, Federal Court of Australia
The Hon Justice Richard Attiwill, Supreme Court of Victoria

The Copyright Society of Australia is delighted to bring its Judge’s Panel to Melbourne for a rare opportunity for the Melbourne copyright profession to hear directly from the bench. 

Justice Rofe will moderate the discussion as well as share her own perspective from the Federal Court, in conversation with Justice Attiwill.  We hope to unpack the key differences between how copyright matters are across jurisdictions. This promises to be an insightful and practical conversation about copyright litigation from the other side of the bench — and a chance to hear directly from two judges about the realities of presenting intellectual property disputes before the courts.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
161 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
(In person and via ZOOM)

Speakers

Professor Xiyin Tang, UCLA School of Law
Professor Kimberlee Weatherall, University of Sydney, ADM+S

Together with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S), the Copyright Society of Australia is excited to welcome Professor Xiyin Tang (University of California, Los Angeles) to Australia.

The training of large language models has highlighted the extent to which questions of copyright and privacy now overlap in the context of large-scale data use. Large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and increasingly sophisticated AI agents ingest an unprecedented about of training data, testing the limits of copyright law and practice. Can insights from data protection offer any guidance?

Professor Tang will examine copyright parallels with privacy law, where legal frameworks have had to respond to large-scale data collection and use. Drawing on that experience, she will consider what copyright law might learn from the evolution of privacy regulation, how AI compares with earlier technological shifts, and the role of courts in interpreting copyright law in a period of rapid technological change. Her presentation will also consider whether large-scale data use points towards new approaches to copyright regulation alongside, or in place of, traditional transactional models.

Professor Kimberlee Weatherall (University of Sydney, ADM+S) will join Professor Tang for a Q&A following the presentation.

THOMSON GEER
Level 14, 60 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
(In person and via ZOOM)

Speakers

His Honour Judge Hacon, Presiding Judge of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, United Kingdom
His Honour Judge Manousaridis, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Hamish Bevan SC, Nigel Bowen Chambers

with moderator, Marlia Saunders, Partner, Thomson Geer

WEBINAR ONLY
(via ZOOM)

Speakers

Justine Beaumont SC, Nigel Bowen Chambers
Professor Isabella  Alexander, University of Technology, Sydney
Eli Fisher, Special Counsel, Hall & Wilcox

with Moderator
Rebecca Smith, Special Counsel, Gilbert + Tobin

Please join the CSA’s expert panel discussion on the Federal Court of Australia’s recent decision in McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd (2026) — a case that has significantly reshaped the landscape of moral rights in Australia.

The discussion will feature insights from Justine Beaumont SC, Professor Isabella  Alexander, and Eli Fisher, offering analysis of the judgment’s implications for creators, producers, the broader creative industries and all users of copyright works.