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    The Australian Consumers Association today recommended legalising the use of mod-chips as it cautiously greeted a recent proposal to introduce a levy on digital recording media and devices.

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    Australia's national open source industry body, OSIA (Open Source Industry Australia), and Linux Australia have spoken out about their concerns over the proposed Australian-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA), warning that the legal framework of the intellectual property clauses will put the entire Australian software development industry at risk.

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    The new Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has lashed back at opposition claims that the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) will "harm" Australian software producers.

  • AIIA "satisfied" with US trade treaty

    The head of Australia's peak ICT industry group today said the free trade agreement struck between US and Australian negotiators overnight appeared to be satisfactory.

  • Free Trade Agreement drives new tender platform

    The federal Department of Finance and Administration will upgrade the functionality of its online tendering system to comply with new requirements in the United States/Australia Free Trade Agreement. But the upgrade may be more of a 'want' than a 'need' for the department.

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    In order to get the real picture behind the US-Australia free trade agreement, one needs to examine the document with a fine-tooth comb. Of particular interest is how Australia will have to model its laws after the US Millennium Copyright Act.

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    The Australian Labor Party's ICT shadow minister wants a national fibre broadband network and enough skilled people to exploit it.

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