The music industry has expressed concern that alleged "delaying tactics" by the University of Melbourne over access to information revealing possible copyright breaches may make Federal Court action over the issue immaterial.
Police have prosecuted a man for selling 200 pirated CDs and DVDs at a market in Sydney, resulting in a AU$22,000 fine.
The Australian music download scene is about to become more crowded than ever, with Ericsson confirming that it has signed up two labels to participate in a scheme to make legal downloads accessible via mobile phones.
Record companies have started contempt proceedings against Sharman Networks over the company's failure to meet a Federal Court deadline to comply with an assets disclosure order.
The US Department of Justice is digging deeper into whether the recording industry has engaged in unfair licensing practices regarding online music, in a preliminary investigation into the possibility of antitrust violations.
Former White House staffer Jonathan Greenblatt believes Hollywood can respond to the challenge of new media but that it must first must reconsider its audience. Otherwise, Tinseltown's future is sure to turn ugly.
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Microsoft and Apple Computer are searching for the same thing with their next operating systems: a better way to find stuff on an increasingly cluttered hard drive.
Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says Microsoft is stalling the adoption of a best practices document on software security.
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