Assoc Prof David Lindsay - Researcher Profile

Biography

David Lindsay is an expert in technology law including cyberlaw, copyright law, communications law (including broadcasting and telecommunications law) and privacy law. He is the author of International Domain Name Law: ICANN and the UDRP (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2007), one of the first complete studies of international domain name dispute resolution. David has published many articles in the areas of copyright law, communications law, privacy law and media law. Since 2007, he has been a contributing author of the major intellectual property service, J. Lahore & W. Warwick, Copyright and Designs (LexisNexis/Butterworths, Sydney, 1996).

In addition to his doctorate in domain name law and dispute resolution, David has diplomas in Japanese language and in computer networking. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Media and Communications Committee of the Law Council of Australia. His current research interests include digital copyright, law and regulation of virtual worlds, regulation of social networking sites and the future of privacy law.

A selection of Dr Lindsay's publications is available on-line at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=340664

 

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Research & Supervision Interests

Copyright

Internet/Cyber Law

Media

Privacy, Freedom of Speech

Regulatory Theory

Keywords

Copyright, Internet/Cyber Law, Media Privacy, Freedom of Speech, Regulatory Theory

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - LAW

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

MASTER OF LAWS

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1997

BACHELOR OF LAWS

Institution: University of Sydney

Year awarded: 1988

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: University of Sydney

Year awarded: 1985

Publications

Books

Lindsay, D.F., 2007, International Domain Name Law: ICANN and the UDRP, Hart Publishers, UK and USA.

Book Chapters

Lindsay, D.F., 2012, Digital eternity or digital oblivion: some difficulties in conceptualising and implementing the right to be forgotten, in The Right to Privacy in the Light of Media Convergence: Perspectives from Three Continents, eds Dieter Dorr and Russell L. Weaver, De Gruyter, Berlin Germany, pp. 322-343.

de Zwart, M.J., Lindsay, D.F., 2012, My self, my avatar, my rights? Avatar identity in social virtual worlds, in Frontiers of Cyberspace, eds Daniel Riha, Rodopi, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 81-100.

Lindsay, D., 2011, Copyright and freedom of expression, in Emerging Challenges in Intellectual Property, eds Kathy Bowrey, Michael Handler and Dianne Nicol, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 68-89.

De Zwart, M.J., Lindsay, D.F., 2009, Governance and the global metaverse, in The Real and the Virtual: Critical Issues in Cybercultures, eds Daniel Riha & Anna Maj, Interdisciplinary Press, Freeland Oxfordshire UK, pp. 173-182.

Lindsay, D.F., Ricketson, S., 2006, Copyright, privacy and digital rights management (DRM), in New Dimensions in Privacy Law: International and comparative perspectives, eds Andrew T Kenyon and Megan Richardson, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 121-153.

Lindsay, D.F., 2005, The relationship between general law protection of privacy and information privacy laws, in Personal Data and Privacy Protection, eds Abdul Raman Saad, Lexis Nexis, Kelana Jaya Malaysia, pp. 1-42.

Lindsay, D.F., 2002, Freedom of Expression, Privacy and the Media in Australia, in Developing Key Privacy Rights, eds Madelein Colvin, Hart, Oxford UK, pp. 157-193.

Journal Articles

Lindsay, D.F., 2012, Broadcast regulation in the broadband era: licensing and content regulation, Telecommunication Journal of Australia [E], vol 62, issue 3, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-29.

Lindsay, D.F., 2012, ISP liability for end-user copyright infringements: the High Court decision in Roadshow Films v iiNet, Telecommunication Journal of Australia [E], vol 62, issue 4, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Vic Australia, pp. 53.1-53.24.

Lindsay, D.F., 2012, Protection of compilations and databases after IceTV: authorship, originality and the transformation of Australian copyright law, Monash University Law Review [P], vol 38, issue 1, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 17-59.

Lindsay, D.F., 2012, Protection of compilations and databases after IceTV: authorship, originality and the transformation of Australian copyright law, Monash University Law Review [P], vol 38, issue 1, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 17-59.

Lindsay, D.F., 2012, The legal perils of being an Internet Service Provider, Telecommunication Journal of Australia [E], vol 62, issue 4, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Vic Australia, pp. 51.1-51.5.

de Zwart, M., Lindsay, D., Henderson, M., Phillips, M., 2011, Randoms vs weirdos: teen use of social networking sites and perceptions of legal risk, Alternative Law Journal [P], vol 36, issue 3, Legal Service Bulletin Co-Operative Ltd., Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 153-157.

Henderson, M., De Zwart, M., Lindsay, D.F., Phillips, M., 2010, Legal risks for students using social networking sites, Australian Educational Computing [P], vol 25, issue 1, Australian Council for Computers in Education ACCE, Belconnen, ACT, Australia, pp. 3-7.

Lindsay, D., 2010, Liability of ISPs for end-user copyright infringements: the first instance decision in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd (No 3), Telecommunication Journal of Australia [E], vol 60, issue 2, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, pp. 29.1-29.21.

Lindsay, D., de Zwart, M., Henderson, M., Phillips, M., 2010, Understanding legal risks facing children & young people using social networking sites, Telecommunications Journal of Australia [P], vol 61, issue 1, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, pp. 09.1-09.18.

Lindsay, D.F., 2008, Book Review: The Moral Rights of Authors and Performers: An International and Comparative Analysis by Elizabeth Adeney, Media & Arts Law Review, vol 13, issue 1, LexisNexis, Chatswood NSW, pp. 113-118.

Lindsay, D.F., 2008, Copyright in electronic program guides, Copyright Reporter, vol 26, issue 2, Australian Copyright Council, Strawberry Hills Sydney NSW, pp. 61-78.

Lindsay, D.F., 2008, Copyright protection of broadcast program schedules: IceTV before the High Court, Australian Intellectual Property Journal, vol 19, issue 4, Lawbook Co/ Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited, Rozelle NSW, pp. 196-230.

Lindsay, D.F., 2008, Does Regulating Telecommunications Interconnection Amount to Compulsory Acquisition of Property?, Telecommunications Journal of Australia, vol 58, issue 1, Monash University ePress, Clayton Victoria Australia, pp. 06.1-06.9.

Lindsay, D.F., Rodrick, S.P., De Zwart, M.J., 2008, Regulating internet and convergent mobile content: The new content services regime, Telecommunications Journal of Australia, vol 58, issue 2-3, Monash University ePress, Clayton Victoria, pp. 31.1-31.29.

Lindsay, D.F., 2008, Sucks-type domain names and cybergripe sites under the UDRP, Internet Law Bulletin, vol 11, issue 8, LexisNexis, Chatswood NSW, pp. 128-131.

Paterson, M.R.P., Lindsay, D.F., Monotti, A.L., Chin, A.L., 2007, DART: a new missile in Australia's e-research strategy, Online Information Review, vol 31, issue 2, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bradford UK, pp. 116-134.

Lindsay, D.F., 2007, Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Forum, vol 2007, issue 68, IPSANZ (Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 37-47.

Lindsay, D.F., 2006, Internet intermediary liability: a comparative analysis in the context of the Digital Agenda reforms, Copyright Reporter, vol 24, issue 1&2, Australian Copyright Council, Strawberry Hills NSW Australia, pp. 70-86.

Lindsay, D.F., Dewan, G., 2006, Lessons from the USA: recent U.S. legal and regulatory developments and what they might mean for Australia, Telecommunications Journal of Australia, vol 56, issue 1, Telecommunication Society of Australia, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 45-53.

Lindsay, D.F., 2005, An exploration of the conceptual basis of privacy and the implications for the future of Australian privacy law, Melbourne University Law Review, vol 29, issue 1, Law School University of Melbourne, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 131-178.

Lindsay, D.F., 2005, Fair use and other copyright exceptions: overview of issues, Copyright Reporter, vol 23, issue 1, Australian Copyright Council, Strawberry Hills NSW Australia, pp. 4-12.

Lindsay, D.F., 2002, A Comparative Analysis of the Law relating to Technological Protection Measures, Copyright Reporter, vol 20, issue 2&3, Australian Copyright Council, Strawberry Hills NSW, pp. 118-137.

Lindsay, D.F., 2002, Playing Possum? Privacy, Freedom of Speech and the Media Following ABC v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd, Media and Arts Law Review, vol 7, issue 1, LexisNexis, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 1.

Conference Proceedings

Lindsay, D.F., 2012, The emerging right to be forgotten in data protection law: some conceptual and legal problems, Challenges and Opportunities of Online Entertainment. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Internet, Law & Politics., 9 July 2012 to 10 July 2012, Huygens Editorial, Barcelona Spain, pp. 419-441.

De Zwart, M., Henderson, M., Phillips, M., Lindsay, D.F., 2010, 'I like, stalk them on Facebook': teachers' 'privacy' and the risks of social networking sites, 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS '10), 7-9 June 2010, IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Australia, pp. 319-326.

De Zwart, M.J., Lindsay, D.F., Rodrick, S.P., 2007, Mobile Phones: Copyright in Content, Mobile Media 2007, 2 July 2007 to 4 July 2007, University of Sydney, Sydney Nsw Australia, pp. 276-287.

Buxton, K.M., Jackson, K., De Zwart, M.J., Webster, L., Lindsay, D.F., 2006, Recorded lectures: looking to the future, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who's Learning? Whose Technology?, 3 December 2006 to 6 December 2006, Sydney University Press, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 101-104.

Other

de Zwart, M.J., Henderson, M., Lindsay, D.F., Phillips, M., 2013, Legal risks of social media, Article in Legaldate, Vol. 24 (1), March 2012, Warringal Publications, Australia.

de Zwart, M., Lindsay, D., Henderson, M., Phillips, M., 2011, Teenagers, Legal Risks and Social Networking Sites, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-109.

Henderson, M., de Zwart, M., Phillips, M., Lindsay, D.F., 2011, Will U Friend Me? Legal Risks and Social Networking Sites, Small school textbook based on research in research report, Legal risks and social networking sites, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia.

Lindsay, D.F., Monotti, A.L., Paterson, M.R.P., Chin, A.L., 2007, Final Report for the Content and Rights Work Package (CR6), Dataset Acquisition, Accessibility and Annotation e-Research Technologies Project (DART), Monash University, Melbourne, pp. i-192.

Teaching Commitment

Cyberlaw  (LAW5162)

Copyright  (LAW7011)

Intellectual property 1: copyright and designs 506 (LAW5146)

Trusts (LAW4170)

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

An international comparison of the practical effects of trade secrets protections of member nations to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property and a consideration of further harmonisation.

Supervisors:

Davison, M (Main), Lindsay, D (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Assessment of the Adequacy of Existing & Proposed International Standards for Criminal Enforcement Measures for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) to Prevent Counterfeiting & Piracy.

Supervisors:

Lindsay, D (Main), Clough, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Collective dominance: dealing with persistent oligopoly in telecommunications markets.

Supervisors:

Lindsay, D (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Contract Formation in Cyberspace: a Comparative Analysis of the Iraqi, the Australian & the U.S. laws.

Supervisors:

Lindsay, D (Main), Goldsworthy, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Regulation of Third Sector Broadcasting - What can be learned from the Australian and Canadian experiences?.

Supervisors:

Lindsay, D (Joint), Rodrick, S (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Self-governance of the Internet and its compatibility with traditional public law.

Supervisors:

Lindsay, D (Main), Davison, M (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Lees, A.

Program of Study:

Is Australia's Telecommunications Regime Holding Australia Back? A critical analysis of Australia's telecommunications access regime & its effect on investment, in particular the roll out of broadb.... 2008.

Supervisors:

Lindsay, D (Main).

Student:

Marimuthu, S.

Program of Study:

A comparative legal analysis of the regulation of advertising of medicinal products: a Malaysian perspective. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Lindsay, D (Main).