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    IT lawyer and ZDNet Australia columnist Jeremy Szwider looks at the legalities of e-mail forwarding.

  • Court case offers warning to industry

    The landmark ruling of RACV Insurance Pty Ltd v Unisys Australia Pty Ltd (2001) helps to clarify the duties which are owed by software providers to their customers.

  • Linking through the laws of the Internet

    Web site links raise interesting legal issues which businesses must consider, such as misleading and deceptive conduct, and copyright and trademark infringement. Make sure you know the legal implications of links on your site.

  • Secret commissions on the Internet

    Putting a link on your site to someone else's site can be lucrative, but also legally tricky.

  • Turf wars: Internet defamation

    A landmark ruling by the Victorian Supreme Court, on the contentious topic of jurisdiction on the Internet, has sparked debate about defamation laws, rights and responsibilities.

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