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  • Kazaa witness takes iiTrial stand

    Nigel Carson, a computer forensics investigator and a key witness in the 2004 Kazaa case, was called to the witness box today by iiNet's legal team to answer questions on whether an IP address was enough to identify a movie pirate.

  • iiNet case to hinge on 20 accounts

    The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) case against Australian ISP iiNet will now hinge on evidence contained within 20 anonymous customer accounts, Justice Cowdroy ruled in the Federal Court today.

  • iiNet piracy liability looms large

    The Federal Court today turned down iiNet's request to limit the consequences of the court case brought against it by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) to 86 films.

  • iiNet vs AFACT: Battlelines drawn

    In a hearing today, iiNet laid out the issues on which it will fight the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft and those it will concede.

  • AFACT to give iiNet more info

    The Federal Court's Justice Cowdroy noted in an initial hearing today that the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) would provide more information to iiNet on its case against the ISP by mid January in preparation for a scheduled hearing in early February.

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  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Omnidrive: Alive and kicking?

    Troubled online storage start-up Omnidrive late last week said it was continuing to develop its products and was examining the potential to merge its technology with that of other companies.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Web 2.0: Emperor's new clothes?

    Commonwealth Bank CIO Michael Harte this week publicly pondered popular Web technologies most IT managers must be looking at and asking "how can these make/save me money?"

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Copyrights and wrongs

    Copyright controversies have plagued the Internet since the early days of Napster, but what is the current state of play, and can the issues ever be resolved?

Features and Case Studies (36)

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • Webjam 8 Photo Gallery

    If there is a Web 2.0 version of heaven, it must be Webjam. Last night Sydney's Bar Broadway was packed to the nines as 18 presenters got three minutes each on stage at Webjam 8 to show off their hot Web work. We were there to see it all go down.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    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.

  • The man behind Cisco's security

    Financially motivated cyberattacks are on the rise, says Cisco Systems CSO John Stewart.

Reviews (28)

  • Five network maintenance tools tested

    With the right packet sniffers you can truly lead the dog's life. What's most impressive is network monitoring devices will help you see problems immediately. These tools can aid in analysis, migration, monitoring, security, testing, and administration of the network.

  • Networking for smarts

    In this product review, we look at tools that can monitor network performance.

  • Skype

    What's not to like about Skype? It's free and ad-free and offers clear VoIP calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world.

  • Spyware begone!

    The Internet is littered with spyware, tiny apps that live on your hard drive recording your Internet surfing activities. We look at five antispyware products and recommend the best.

  • Dirty downloads done dirt cheap!

    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.

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