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  • Sharman Networks touts music ruling as win

    Sharman Networks chief executive officer, Nikki Hemming, claims yesterday's Federal Court decision has justified the company's claims that the surprise raids of Sharman premises were "heavy handed" tactics.

  • Sharman considers appeal over Aust court ruling

    Sharman Networks is considering applying for leave to appeal yesterday's Federal Court decision allowing the admission of evidence obtained under a civil search order to a music industry court action against it.

  • Sharman catches a break in US P2P ruling

    Sharman Networks, parent company of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software Kazaa, are rejoicing at the US court ruling that found two similar P2P programs, Grokster and Morpheus, do not violate US copyright law. However, the company concedes that the ruling is unlikely to have any effect on the music copyright infringement case currently underway in Australia.

  • Internet gambling ruling fails to recognise "moral" obligations: Minister

    The office of Australia's Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Daryl Williams, has described the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that US online gambling restrictions are in violation of international trade agreements as not considering the capacity of governments to regulate on "moral" grounds.

  • AU crime-fighters want real-world rules brought online

    The Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) is trying to bring the rules of the "physical world" to the online environment in its international joint initiative to put police in internet chat-rooms said Alastair MacGibbon the body's director.

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