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  • Australia to watch Diebold hyperlinking case

    The legality of hyperlinks is back under the spotlight again, and Australia will be watching for the decision of a US federal judge who is considering whether to issue an injunction to prevent a company issuing cease-and-desist letters in relation to hyperlinks.

  • Judge: MP3 site, ISP breached copyright

    Major record labels in Australia have finally won a legal battle against a Queensland man and his Internet Service Provider for alleged music piracy.

  • Web sites hit by hyperlinking crackdown

    A growing number of Web sites are cracking down on other sites that post links without permission. Critics say it's a threat to the very nature of the Web.

  • Singapore firm claims patent to image linking

    Singapore company says it owns patent to technology used by millions of online sites worldwide to link graphics and pictures to other Web pages.

  • Expert witness embarrassed on the stand in Cooper copyright case

    Expert witness in the copyright infringement case against retired police officer Stephen Cooper, Professor Leon Sterling, was embarrassed on the stand yesterday when the defence counsel showed images of the professor's own Web site linking to copyright material.

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  • Cyberlaw: Future's pretty fuzzy

    The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.

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