Anti-coal group, Rising Tide, created a website sending up an advertising campaign by NSW Minerals Council. In response, the Council has used copyright laws to close the website.

Read more in "Industry closes anti-coal website".

Analysis by Kimberlee Weatherall (via Lawfont) is available at "Notice and takedown, Australian style".

Update: Commentary by Peter Black (Freedom to Differ) is available at "Copyright, Speech and the NSW Minerals Council".

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