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    The recent sex scandal involving Channel 10's Big Brother program has highlighted a soon-to-be-closed loophole in Australian broadcasting laws when dealing with live streaming video content.

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    A divided U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week suggested that a federal law designed to restrict Internet pornography violated Americans' rights to freedom of speech, but the court stopped short of a definitive ruling striking down the law as unconstitutional.

  • Unexpected twists in Internet law

    Internet law in 2003 was full of surprises.

  • Is it the end of innovation?

    Stanford Law professor Lawrence Lessig warns in a new book that structural change is clouding the outlook for the kind of bold advances that originally gave rise to the Internet. Is he an oracle, or an alarmist?

  • Will European ISPs be forced to block illegal content?

    The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is standing by its claim that UK ISPs should not have to block illegal content sent over their infrastructure despite a court ruling in Belgium, which could change the status quo.

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    The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    S92 redux: It's back

    Termination of file-sharing internet users' accounts is coming up for New Zealanders again.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Copyright protection without the court action

    Will new business models cut down the amount of people breaking the law, reduce the market for pirates and remove the need for litigation?

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    Defend copyright: Take NZ off the internet

    We're not thinking outside the box enough on the problem of copyright criminality. I would like to propose a solution to that.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Is Facebook's care really contempt?

    Facebook's answer as to why it removed vigilante groups that had posted details about accused fire-bug Brendan Sokaluk smells of fear that it may be as responsible as media for content published on its network.

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    Always a contentious topic, we look at server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

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  • Is e-mail forwarding legal in Australia?

    IT lawyer and ZDNet Australia columnist Jeremy Szwider looks at the legalities of e-mail forwarding.

  • Do we need alternative domain names?

    Proponents are touting the benefits of alternative top-level domain names. But are there any benefits for businesses? ZDNet Australia investigates the pros and cons.

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    Harvard Law's Jonathan Zittrain writes that the filtering of Internet content is on the upswing, a trend that--left unchecked--threatens to undo a basic underpinning of the global cybernetwork.

Reviews (29)

  • Avert your eyes! 4 Net filters reviewed

    Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

  • First Look: Gmail

    Google's new Web mail service is free and provides a gigabyte of storage, but also raises privacy concerns. We put the beta version through its paces.

  • Apple iPhone 3GS (32GB)

    The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.

  • What next for the Internet?

    Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.

  • Patent creates IM wrinkle

    America Online has quietly secured a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software.

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