Professor, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
Prior to joining academia, Melissa was Legal Manager, CSIRO, where she specialised in technology transfer and licensing of intellectual property.
Melissa is an expert in legal issues arising from use of digital technology, ranging from intellectual property to privacy and surveillance.
Melissa's research interests include: Copyright, fair dealing, surveillance, new technologies, content regulation, online games, social networking, governance of online environments, digital identity, new media, convergence and the commercialisation of space.
A guide to ensure everyone plays by the same military rules in space: the Woomera Manual
May 03, 2019 17:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science Law
The anti-satellite missile test carried out by India last month was a display of military capability. It told the world that India like China, the United States and Russia before it was now capable of high precision...
Jun 19, 2018 12:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Overnight US President Donald Trump announced the establishment of a Space Force as a separate force of the US military. Trump has indicated the reasoning behind the Space Force stems from national security concerns...
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