Led Zeppelin, plagiarism, and why we should be worried about the future of music
Apr 14, 2016 15:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Entertainment
Led Zeppelins Robert Plant and Jimmy Page will soon face a jury trial in order to determine whether they copied the opening chords for their 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven from the song Taurus, recorded by the...
Should all politicians publish their tax returns? Here's what we might find
Apr 14, 2016 08:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Public pressure has forced Britains prime minister, David Cameron, to publish a summary of his taxable income, and a string of UK politicians have followed suit. The moves comes in the wake of the Panama Papers data leak,...
The black market in academic papers – and why it's spooking publishers
Apr 14, 2016 07:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
A colleague of mine recently posted a plea on an open forum asking for someone with access to please send her a copy of a journal article. This colleague works at one of the premier research institutions in the EU which...
The new tax laws planned in wake of Panama Papers – and the crucial role of public opinion
Apr 14, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The fallout from the Panama Papers data leak has been manifold. Amid the furore over his financial dealings, the British prime minister, David Cameron, has announced fresh proposals to counter tax avoidance and evasion....
Panama Papers force tax authorities to act: but what took so long?
Apr 14, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Australian Taxation Office is reported to be playing a lead role in sharing intelligence between tax officials from OECD countries, as part of the continuing fallout from the revelations of the Panama Papers. The Joint...
Buskers enrich our streets and laws don't have to hinder - they can help
Apr 14, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Street performers have been part of cityscapes for centuries, yet buskers have often had an ambiguous relationship with the law. At various times they have been policed as beggars in disguise, or treated as an urban...
We need to change what people think modern slavery is
Apr 14, 2016 02:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
What images does the word slavery conjure up in your mind? Men in iron collars shipped from Africa on huge wooden galleons, forced to work the fields under the whip of the master? Perhaps you think that slavery is an old...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects