A few months ago, BucketOrange Magazine brought you an article about revenge porn, its history and impacts, and what to do if intimate photos of you are published online without your consent.UPDATE: After a recent spate of revenge porn attacks against hundreds of South Australian women on American website 4Chan (an image-based bulletin board where anyone can post pictures … [Read more...]
Laws Of Conversation: How To Argue Like A Lawyer
Lawyers tend to get a bad wrap. From perceived profiteering from the misfortune of others to exorbitant fees and long delays in litigation, many young Australians would prefer a meaningful exchange with a sledgehammer and their face over a conversation with a legal professional. But while lawyers have long-endured all manner of jokes and … [Read more...]
Could Regina George Be Sued In Australia For Writing The ‘Burn Book’?
The ease of communication and relative anonymity afforded by the internet has left most of us quite complacent about the information we post and share.Ideas, opinions and impressions about colleagues, friends, politicians or public figures are all readily published online with little regard to the possible impact or consequences.But what you might not know is that by … [Read more...]
Why You Break It You Buy It Is The Biggest Urban Myth Of Them All
Many stores around the country display large signs with the words "you break it you buy it."But if you break a store item in Australia, you are not legally required to purchase it.A binding contract only forms when one person makes an offer and another communicates an intention to accept it. When you select a product in a shop and pay for it at the counter you enter a … [Read more...]
Crimes Of Fashion: Fighting Back Against Design Theft
There is also a difference between borrowing and stealing.No one wants to be seen in the same outfit at a party.Equally, designers do not want their original work replicated for the benefit of an individual or company without their knowledge or approval.Design theft has always made up a portion of lost revenue for fashion brands. But a shifting dialogue in … [Read more...]
5 Stages Of Grief When Travelling Without Internet
itnessing a millennial without internet is a bit like watching a dog walk on its hind legs.Less than one hour without wi-fi makes most of us lapse into a form of digital amnesia - forgetting that our computers and devices can still work without it. For jet junkies, the internet has revolutionsed travel.Storage on smartphones and tablets has removed the need to carry … [Read more...]
Spock Your Fives: Why It Doesn’t Pay To Be A ‘Trekkie’ In Australia
By now you might be starting to think that Canadians have all the fun.The latest trend lighting up the Twitter-sphere is not a weasel / woodpecker death match or even Nickelback’s colossally awful new single.It’s Dr Spock.“Spocking a $5 bill” has seen Trekkies from all walks of life pay tribute to the late Leonard Nimoy (who passed away last week) in an … [Read more...]
Welcome to BucketOrange Magazine – Australia’s Top Legal and Lifestyle Hacks Resource
Donald A Schon once said “a new idea either finds a champion or it dies.”Others regard ideas as live entities in a constant state of flux; suspended in unseen networks right above our heads. Every so often one will escape and choose the right person at the right time.What if that idea chose you?Would you choose it back?Or would you let the opportunity move on to … [Read more...]
#bucketOpinion: Should it be considered a sex crime if it happened online? The pathology of revenge porn
The breakdown of any relationship is a traumatic experience.But what if the person you once trusted intentionally reposted intimate pictures or videos of you without your consent? The misuse of technology as an emergent tool of degradation and punishment has become alarmingly common in Australia.It's a devious and perverted form of post-breakup warfare that is being … [Read more...]
Corporate Stockholm Syndrome – 6 Signs You’re Working for the Wrong Start Up
“Will you walk into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly.Expectations and reality are two very different things.For many employees, working for a start up company can seem like a dream: complete creative freedom, constant brainstorming sessions, flexible work hours and a dynamic, out-of-the-box team environment.While the possibilities of a start up role are … [Read more...]
Someone Used Your Photo Without Permission? Here’s What You Do
How protecting your images is a lot like surviving a wild bear attack. "Bears are opportunistic animals, they take food at the easiest place to get it" - Marko Jonozovic The internet is littered with bears.The difference is that web bears are not after your food.They’re after your content.A seemingly harmless way to access and download pictures, Google Image … [Read more...]