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  • Piracy battles have ISPs stuck in crossfire

    As Napster's heyday fades into Internet mythology, its influence is being etched in an increasingly tense game of cops and robbers that has Internet service providers caught in the crossfire.

  • MP3 site removed after Aust court hearing

    The Web site at the heart of a legal battle between several music behemoths and Australian ISP ComCen was taken down this morning at 11.30 am.

  • Music industry, Internet users headed for showdown

    The launch soon of a new code of conduct governing relations between law enforcement agencies and ISPs will emphasise the growing gulf between the music industry and the Internet community over online copyright-breaching activities.

  • Global treaty could transform Web

    The Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgements could have broad implications for consumers and businesses by setting new rules for online copyrights, free speech and e-commerce--if it is approved. Representatives claim the pact threatens free speech and could force Internet service providers to become global content police.

  • AFACT also targeted Internode, Exetel, Optus

    The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) investigations into Australian movie piracy led it to focus on two file-sharing clients and four Australian ISPs, the Federal Court heard today.

Blogs (3)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    For Boyle's sake, an indecent proposal for ISPs

    It's been 345 years since physicist Robert Boyle published the experimental results confirming what is now known as Boyle's Law, which to paraphrase is: a gas will spread out to fill any available space.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Facts on the iiNet AFACT case

    This week's Twisted Wire podcast looks at some of the claimed facts surrounding the controversial lawsuit against iiNet regarding copyright infringement by its customers.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Copyright protection without the court action

    Will new business models cut down the amount of people breaking the law, reduce the market for pirates and remove the need for litigation?

Features and Case Studies (4)

  • The war on file sharing hits Australia

    Cover the windows, stay indoors and bunker down the war on file sharing has reached Australian shores. Copyright owners have a fair claim to their content, but is it fair to saddle ISPs with the responsibility of policing their users? And should copyright enforcers be able to steal our privacy?

  • Cleaning spam from swapping networks

    Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads -- and piracy-fighting decoys -- on P2P networks.

  • When the US says jump, we say....

    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.

  • Blame the computer

    Is it just me, or are you also tired of technology copping the blame for what are obviously people problems?

Reviews (1)

  • Kazaa finds friends in file-swapping fight

    Computer and telecommunications companies are allying with file-swapping service Kazaa in a bid to overhaul the way record labels are paid for music and other content distributed on the Net.

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