A Sydney Internet caf has been raided today by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), after the cafe allegedly provided extensive access to illegal downloads of movies and music.
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.
Apple's biggest competitors in the digital music downloading market are illegal music file sharing services such as Kazaa and BitTorrent, according to iTunes vice-president Eddy Cue.
The UK music industry has compared the fight against illegal online file sharing with curbing drink driving.
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.
While news that Australia's copyright law will be updated is welcome -- so copying CDs onto a digital music player is no longer illegal -- there's still plenty to dislike about the proposed new regime.
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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.
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?
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US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
Business Software Alliance's Bob Kruger defends new piracy stats which reflect a growing threat to digital copyrights.
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Microsoft releases a test version of an add-on to its Internet Explorer Web browser that promises to help businesses protect files from unauthorised editing or copying.
In order to survive, the IT industry has gone through some big changes in the last few years. by contrast, the music industry still doesn't get it.
Apple Computer has unveiled its latest line of digital music products, including a long-awaited Internet music store and ultrathin versions of its popular iPod portable MP3 player.
Making copies of DVD movies on the office machine may seem like an excellent idea to some of your employees. But what issues should Australian enterprises and IT departments be aware of?
Legal music downloads in Australia are expensive, files are restrictive, catalogues are small and music lovers are better off finding their favourite bands in a record store.
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.
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