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  • ACCC rejects software buy

    Thomson Reuters Australia's purchase of Ernst & Young's tax compliance software business, Ernst & Young Information Systems, has been opposed by the competition regulator.

  • iiNet barristers corner AFACT solicitor

    iiNet's legal counsel took Gilbert & Tobin solicitor Michael Williams to task yesterday afternoon over the credibility of technical evidence he had presented to the court.

  • iiNet quizzes Hollywood via video

    iiNet's legal counsel this morning cross-examined four senior Hollywood executives from Warner Bros, Disney, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures via video link, with the court hearing about the industry's long-running battle against piracy.

  • 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.

  • iiTrial: Roadshow inked iiNet content deal

    iiNet's legal counsel this morning ridiculed Village Roadshow's involvement in the case against the ISP, revealing Roadshow Movies had signed a deal to distribute its content over iiNet's so-called Freezone service.

  • iiNet vs. AFACT, week 1: Video

    Check out our video coverage of the iiNet versus AFACT trial in Sydney last week, as well as what the man on the street thinks of the whole mess.

  • Fostering a better Kaz future with Fujitsu

    For the first time, Kaz chief Mike Foster tells the full story about how the Peter Kazacos' baby was treated within Telstra, and how the deal with Fujitsu went down.

  • Telstra to fight separation Bill

    Telstra said today it will oppose the passage of the government's Bill which would allow it to force separation on the big telecommunications company.

  • AFACT bombarded iiNet with breach notices

    The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) had sent iiNet over 1000 copyright infringement notifications over a seven-day period, the Federal Court heard yesterday.

  • Judge wants to see live BitTorrent demo

    Justice Cowdroy, presiding over the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) versus iiNet copyright infringement hearing, today said he wanted to see a live demonstration of how BitTorrent is used to download movies.

  • Former CEO sues ACS

    Former CEO of the Australian Computer Society Kim Denham has taken the society to the Federal Court for misleading or deceptive conduct.

  • Microsoft controlling Govt 2.0 funds

    The Government 2.0 Taskforce yesterday released a draft contract for those receiving money from its Project Fund, which revealed that any funding contracts will be between successful bidders and Microsoft, not the Commonwealth.

  • Film studios drop more of iiNet case

    The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) legal action over iiNet's alleged breach of copyright took a further watering down today as the film studios removed the "primary" copyright infringement claim.

  • Pirate Party storms Australia

    The Pirate Party, which champions issues such as intellectual property rights, free speech and data privacy, is on its way to becoming an official party in Australia.

  • Govt interception limitation welcomed

    Internet advocacy group the Electronic Frontiers Association has welcomed the move to restrict legal network interception to government and law enforcement agencies.

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