Last week saw two legal wins for copyright owners in their battle against piracy, but raised questions of whether large corporations are playing fair in the marketplace. If they're so keen on globalisation and having a 'level playing field', lets see them walk the walk themselves.
Australia's competition watchdog has welcomed a Federal judge's finding that a Sydney man had not violated Sony copyrights by selling and installing mod chips for PlayStation consoles.
Communications Minister Helen Coonan has told Telstra to speed up its talks with the competition watchdog on regulations to clear the way for consideration of its sale.
There are now almost three million broadband connections in Australia, including two million ADSL connections.
The head of the nation's competition regulator yesterday scolded Telstra for promoting its views through the media rather than talking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) directly.
Communications Minister Helen Coonan says she wants the government to defer a decision on the price Telstra charges its rivals for base access to its copper wire network until early May.
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