Last Updated: 3 March 2008
Dale Clapperton is a graduate lawyer and served as Chair of EFA from December 2006 to November 2008. Dale has now retired from EFA.
His publications include:
- Dale Clapperton, ‘Spyware, Consent and the Privacy Act’ (2005) 2 Privacy Law Bulletin 84.
- Dale Clapperton and Stephen Corones, ‘Locking In Customers, Locking Out Competitors: Anti-Circumvention Laws in Australia, and Their Potential Effect on Competition in High Technology Markets‘ (2006) 30 Melbourne University Law Review 657.
- Dale Clapperton, ‘The Elusive “Link” to Infringement in the Copyright Amendment Bill 2006: Now You See It, Now You Don’t‘ (2007) 19 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 141.
- Dale Clapperton and Stephen Corones, ‘Unfair Terms in “Clickwrap” and Other Electronic Contracts‘ (2007) 35 Australian Business Law Review 152.
- Dale Clapperton and Stephen Corones, ‘Technological Tying of the Apple iPhone: Unlawful in Australia?‘ (2007) 7 Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal 351.
His background is in the IT industry, having worked from 1995-2005 in a variety of technical and management roles.
He was a member of the EFA board since 1999, and his activities with EFA have included campaigning against the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Act 1999, speaking at several conferences and events, including the Internet Society of New Zealand Internet Industry Forum (2001) and the Southern Cross University Cyberlaw Summer School (2004), and giving testimony before many parliamentary enquiries.
Dale was appointed Chair of EFA in December 2006 and stood down in November 2008. He held the position of Treasurer from June 2000 to December 2004 and was Vice-Chair from December 2005 to December 2006.
