After research conducted by two Queensland legal academics ignited debate yesterday over whether Apple will be allowed to lock the iPhone to an exclusive carrier, Trade Practices experts have agreed that to do so might contravene regulations, but it will make little difference to the company.
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Britain is set to crack down on people who illegally download films and music from the internet, with a plan to cut them off if they break the law.
Napster, one of original and best-known music sharing brands, has become a thorn in the side of its parent Bertelsmann because of its AU$400 million legal bill.
Google, Yahoo, MSN along with other search and e-mail companies may no longer be acting illegally if they spy on their customers and then share that information with the National Security Agency.
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The weekend's Big Brother "sex scandal", during which the official site's live feed and forums were taken offline, highlights an issue that is provoking debate across the globe: to what extent are Web site administrators responsible for the conduct of their users?
Banner adverts for Dell and Optus were appearing on the Pirate Bay Web site earlier this week -- until ZDNet Australia published a story revealing the fact.
IT lawyer and ZDNet Australia columnist Jeremy Szwider looks at the legalities of e-mail forwarding.
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If you are even thinking of using spyware against someone, especially your employees, talk to your attorney first to avoid trouble later. And think about whether becoming a spying sleazoid is really worth it.
Online job search engine Seek is warning users not to fall for a scam that uses a bogus company name called "Plasma Project" and claims to be powered by Seek.
VoIP company takes page from parent eBay, offering a business-rating directory and a service linking advice givers and seekers.
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.
A hacker group specializing in software for Microsoft's Xbox has announced the release of the first full version of Linux for the game console.
A growing army of PC owners is hoping to use the power of the masses to crack the main security code of Microsoft's Xbox and claim $100,000 in the process.
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