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  • Copyright and the Internet: Law of the land

    Exclusive to ZDNet, the Hon Daryl Williams Commonwealth Attorney-General gives the government's position on the protection of intellectual property in the Internet age.

  • New copyright act to hit NZ ISPs

    2009 will force New Zealand's ISPs to come to grips with an amended Copyright Act, which includes a provision forcing them to disconnect customers who have allegedly infringed copyright.

  • Web designers warned of legal minefield

    Australian Web owners and designers are being warned of the legal risks involved in copyright on the Internet.

  • 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?

  • Unexpected twists in Internet law

    Internet law in 2003 was full of surprises.

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  • Stop download abuse by updating your Internet use policy

    Users who download and store MP3 collections on company equipment and network not only hog bandwidth but also are exposing your network to security breaches and your company to copyright infringement liability.

  • Is e-mail forwarding legal in Australia?

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

  • iiNet's copyright crucible heats up

    The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) hunt for Australia's third largest internet service provider iiNet is set to resume on Monday, with all eyes on its managing director Michael Malone as he takes the stand.

  • Who trusts Microsoft's Palladium?

    Are you really about to let Microsoft into your computer systems to police copyright?

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

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