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All 28 Documented Cases
Ad Verification Non-Compliance Fines
AUD 10,000+ per month in lost ad revenue from account suspension (industry avg. for mid-size campaigns)Failure to complete mandatory advertiser verification within 30 days results in Google Ads account suspension, preventing campaign delivery and causing direct revenue loss from undelivered impressions.
Manual Syndication Licensing and Billing Process Bottlenecks
20-40 hours/month (240-480 hours annually) × AUD $40-80/hour (operations/legal staff blended rate) = AUD $9,600-$38,400 annually; opportunity cost of diverted sales resources: AUD $15,000-$50,000 annuallySyndication licensing involves sequential manual steps: content rights identification, collecting society consultation, license agreement creation/updates, invoice generation, payment reconciliation. For publishers managing 50-200 syndication deals/year, this represents significant operational overhead and lost productivity.
High Barriers to Licensing Negotiations Causing Lost Syndication Deals
10-20% deal abandonment rate × average syndication deal value (AUD $5,000-$25,000) × annual deal volume (20-100 deals) = AUD $10,000-$500,000 annually in lost syndication revenueCopyright licensing barriers include: lack of copyright literacy, bargaining power imbalances, time/effort identifying rights holders, copyright owner refusals, and high fees. These barriers deter deal completion, especially for lower-value syndication opportunities where negotiation cost exceeds deal value.
Defamation Liability Fines
AUD 50,000+ in damages per serious harm claim; AUD 20,000-100,000 legal costs per proceedingFailure to promptly establish accessible complaints processes and take access-prevention steps results in loss of new statutory defence for digital intermediaries, leading to liability for user-generated defamatory content.