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News (79)

• Sharman denied opportunity to appeal over civil search orders

  Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE) have been denied application for leave to appeal Anton Piller orders that facilitated raids on the companies' premises.

• Sharman officer claims child porn unstoppable

  Sharman Networks' chief technology officer has refuted a claim on the Kazaa Web site that the company could "permanently bar" users who are using its peer-to-peer software to distribute child pornography.

• Privacy advocates decry "fishing" expedition

  The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has joined with student associations in a campaign against the music industries attempts to gain access to personal information in its fight against music piracy.

• Court sets new deadline in Sharman case

  A NSW Federal Court today gave parties involved in copyright infringement suit over file-sharing software Kazaa a deadline to submit requests to access evidence seized from Sharman Networks in raids last February.

• Uni "mistake" hurts music industry copyright case

  The ongoing battle between Australian universities and music heavyweights is heating up with the University of Tasmania claiming it made a mistake when preserving files that could contain evidence of music piracy.

Features and Case Studies (18)

• Hail to a new IT society

  A new industry body aimed at students and workers looks set to make waves in Australia.

• Using tech to slice spam

  A coalition aiming to junk e-mail unites behind a US law but stumbles over a technology solution.

• How do you return stolen bank credentials?

  Sceptical that Australians are targeted by cybercrime? Late last year the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) was asked to repatriate hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customer credentials which had been stolen via the ZeuS trojan.

• Ten steps to CRM success

  The CRM approach involves capturing, managing and making use of all the information you have about your customers. This guide covers the steps required to achieve CRM success.

• Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

  Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

Reviews (5)

• Don't take it personal

  Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?

• Do you copy? Over and out.

  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.

• Biometrics special: Who are you?

  Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

• Interfaces of the future

  How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete? ZDNet Australia investigates computing interfaces.

• The PC-to-Mobile connection

  The mobile phone may not yet be your all-in-one communications device, but some very innovative Web sites are making the PC-to-mobile connection a very attractive way to stay in touch.

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