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  • UPDATE: Electronic Frontiers board member attacks trade deal

    An Electronics Frontiers Australia (EFA) board member has critically assessed the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Australia released on 1 March, concluding that the document presents "absolutely no benefit to Australia in the IP sections".

  • Bids in MikeRoweSoft sell-off going down

    Sky-high bids for papers associated with the trademark dustup between Microsoft and MikeRoweSoft.com came crashing to earth on Monday, after the seller put a curb on who could bid.

  • Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws?

    The acquittal of a Norwegian programmer charged with breaking Hollywood's DVD encryption scheme could lend new urgency to the entertainment industry's efforts to enact tougher global copyright laws.

  • Cyberpiracy north of the US border

    The Recording Industry Association of America is suing hundreds of Americans for allegedly sharing copyrighted music on peer-to-peer networks.

  • Why telecoms back the pirate cause

    Telecommunications lobbyists are lining up to oppose Hollywood's demands for new copyright laws. Verizon lawyer Sarah Deutsch explains what's behind this confrontation.

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