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Signalling a possible end to one of the most contentious techno-legal stoushes of recent times, the Full Federal Court of Australia today dismissed AFACT's appeal.]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:53:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-tab-we-can-feel-an-apple-lawsuit-coming-on.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-tab-we-can-feel-an-apple-lawsuit-coming-on.htm

Do these Samsung Tab accessories look at all familar? ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//yahoo-defamed-me.htm http://apcmag.com//yahoo-defamed-me.htm

An Australian man is suing search giant Yahoo for defamation, claiming search results on his name made him look like a criminal.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:12:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//opinion-snooping-law-would-make-copyright-suits-afact-of-life.htm http://apcmag.com//opinion-snooping-law-would-make-copyright-suits-afact-of-life.htm

A proposal to log your every move online would not only violate your privacy, but provide the missing link for studios to sue file sharers within an inch of their lives.]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-threatens-to-sue-telstra-over-next-g-claims.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-threatens-to-sue-telstra-over-next-g-claims.htm

Optus is threatening to sue Telstra for comparing its Next G coverage to Optus' 2100MHz coverage only, ignoring the telco's expanded 900MHz network coverage.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:18:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//accc-takes-optus-to-court-over-misleading-advertising.htm http://apcmag.com//accc-takes-optus-to-court-over-misleading-advertising.htm

Australia's competition regulator has taken Optus to court for playing fast and loose with the word "unlimited" in plans which do have usage limits -- after it was warned not to.]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:26:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wi-fi-patent-has-turned-csiro-money-mad.htm http://apcmag.com//wi-fi-patent-has-turned-csiro-money-mad.htm

opinion | There's a good case to be made that Australia's peak science body is turning into a patent troll.]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:55:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//appeal-wont-stop-illegal-downloads-iinet.htm http://apcmag.com//appeal-wont-stop-illegal-downloads-iinet.htm

iiNet this afternoon rejected a renewed legal challenge by a coalition of film and TV studios as "disappointing and frustrating", adding it would not stop piracy.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:27:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//afacts-futile-battle-against-iinet-is-like-the-plot-line-of-the-wire.htm http://apcmag.com//afacts-futile-battle-against-iinet-is-like-the-plot-line-of-the-wire.htm

It came to me the other night, when I was watching The Wire, that the drug trade it focuses on are very similar to that of the online copyright infringement struggle.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:11:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//queensland-mario-piracy-man-fined-15m.htm http://apcmag.com//queensland-mario-piracy-man-fined-15m.htm

It's-a-bloody-big-fine-Mario!]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:09:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-to-closely-examine-iinet-verdict.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-to-closely-examine-iinet-verdict.htm

Pro-censorship Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says he will examine what the failure of the AFACT lawsuit against iiNet means for the industry. ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:40:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//give-us-your-movies-iinet-says-to-studios.htm http://apcmag.com//give-us-your-movies-iinet-says-to-studios.htm

Rather than lashing out at the movie studios for wasting a year of iiNet's time, managing director Michael Malone has offered a peace deal.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:51:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iitrial-verdict-telstra-applauds-legal-clarity-over-user-piracy.htm http://apcmag.com//iitrial-verdict-telstra-applauds-legal-clarity-over-user-piracy.htm

Australia's largest telco has welcomed the Federal Court verdict against a consortium of film and TV studios that tried to sue iiNet.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:11:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//afact-appeals-to-government-over-iitrial-loss.htm http://apcmag.com//afact-appeals-to-government-over-iitrial-loss.htm

The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) says it is disappointed at losing the iiTrial and believes the federal government was hoping iiNet would lose.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:28:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-judgement-vindicates-our-stance.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-judgement-vindicates-our-stance.htm

Australian ISP iiNet this afternoon said its victory in the Federal Court was a vindication of the claim that it had never supported or encouraged illegal behaviour amongst users.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:49:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//federal-court-iinet-did-not-infringe-copyright.htm http://apcmag.com//federal-court-iinet-did-not-infringe-copyright.htm

iiNet landed a sound victory in court today, with movie studios being ordered to pay iiNet's full costs and the ISP being exonerated of copyright infringement charges.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:05:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-wins-piracy-trial.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-wins-piracy-trial.htm

Australian ISP iiNet was today announced as the victor in its long-running defence against a lawsuit by major film and TV studios.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:06:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-office-taken-offline-no-purchase-for-you.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-office-taken-offline-no-purchase-for-you.htm

Microsoft takes down Office for sale from its own US site in lieu of ongoing patent litigation with i4i, only the top whack version still for sale or a beta of Office 2010]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:49:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//pirates-agree-not-to-crack-game.htm http://apcmag.com//pirates-agree-not-to-crack-game.htm

One video game developer is working to combat piracy by asking pirates nicely.]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 17:54:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogan-busted-by-accc-over-non-existent-savings.htm http://apcmag.com//kogan-busted-by-accc-over-non-existent-savings.htm

Discount electronics manufacturer Kogan Technologies has promised to modify its advertising practices after the ACCC gave it a stern warning.]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:41:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//icetv-wins-court-battle-with-channel-9.htm http://apcmag.com//icetv-wins-court-battle-with-channel-9.htm

The electronic program guide provider IceTV has successfully defended itself in the lawsuit taken against it by Channel 9 for copyright infringement.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//csiro-could-scoop-billions-from-wi-fi-patent.htm http://apcmag.com//csiro-could-scoop-billions-from-wi-fi-patent.htm

A 15-year old CSIRO patent on wireless LAN technology could rake in billions of dollars in ongoing loyalties from the likes of Microsoft, Intel, Dell, HP, Toshiba and even Nintendo]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:03:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//pirate-bay-found-guilty-receives-jail-time.htm http://apcmag.com//pirate-bay-found-guilty-receives-jail-time.htm

A court in Stockholm has found the four founders of The Pirate Bay BitTorrent site guilty of providing access to copyright works over BitTorrent.]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-being-sued-over-iphones-access-to-itunes-and-camera-chips.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-being-sued-over-iphones-access-to-itunes-and-camera-chips.htm

Apple’s iPhone may be a smash success, but it's also proving to be a honeypot for lawsuits.]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//movie-cammer-walks-free-mpa-disappointed.htm http://apcmag.com//movie-cammer-walks-free-mpa-disappointed.htm

Despite worldwide attention, a 26 year old Australian man has got off a movie piracy charge with little more than a slap on the wrist from Blacktown Local Court.]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tomtom-gets-friends-in-patent-spat-with-microsoft.htm http://apcmag.com//tomtom-gets-friends-in-patent-spat-with-microsoft.htm

When Microsoft sued TomTom for patent violations in its Linux-based navigators, it probably didn't figure what would happen next.]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//simon-klose-please-pirate-my-documentary-i-beg-you.htm http://apcmag.com//simon-klose-please-pirate-my-documentary-i-beg-you.htm

Simon Klose, Swedish filmmaker, is a rare breed. He wants his film pirated.]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//436-million-paid-by-nvidia-for-the-replacement-of-faulty-graphics-chips.htm http://apcmag.com//436-million-paid-by-nvidia-for-the-replacement-of-faulty-graphics-chips.htm

Does your laptop display broken-up graphics, or a blank screen? You might have a faulty graphics chip on board -- a problem that has already cost NVIDIA dearly to fix.]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//yale-student-sues-us-airways-for-1000000-over-lost-xbox-360.htm http://apcmag.com//yale-student-sues-us-airways-for-1000000-over-lost-xbox-360.htm

The passengers aboard the flight which landed in the Hudson River were compensated $5,000 each for their damages, one individual feels his Xbox is worth more.]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:52:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lcd_bigwigs_busted_for_price_fixing.htm http://apcmag.com//lcd_bigwigs_busted_for_price_fixing.htm

No wonder big LCD screens cost so much: multiple execs have confessed to a "global LCD-price-fixing conspiracy" and now face the prospect of watching crappy CRT TVs in prison.]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:07:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus_convicted_of_spamming_fined_110000.htm http://apcmag.com//optus_convicted_of_spamming_fined_110000.htm

The country's second largest telco has been fined $110,000 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for sending out spam.]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:26:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus_threatens_customers_over_voip_calls.htm http://apcmag.com//optus_threatens_customers_over_voip_calls.htm

Optus customers got a nasty Christmas present from their telco: a warning that they would be billed international rates if they attempted to make VoIP calls on their mobiles. ]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:03:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet_piracy_case_starts_in_federal_court.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet_piracy_case_starts_in_federal_court.htm

iiNet says it will vigorously defend itself against AFACT's claims that it authorised piracy among its users, but the case looks set to be a long battle.]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:21:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why_iinet_will_probably_lose_the_piracy_lawsuit.htm http://apcmag.com//why_iinet_will_probably_lose_the_piracy_lawsuit.htm

A look at the Copyright Act suggests the movie and TV industry have an unfortunately strong case against iiNet. PLUS: Read the court documents yourself.]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:41:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//grammar_check_optional_for_microsoft_boss_steve_ballmer.htm http://apcmag.com//grammar_check_optional_for_microsoft_boss_steve_ballmer.htm

Hey, it looks I'm trying to write a letter that's going to come out later in a lawsuit. Should I use some grammar in that?]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:39:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nvidia_sued_chips_and_tempers_run_hot.htm http://apcmag.com//nvidia_sued_chips_and_tempers_run_hot.htm

NVIDIA is being sued in a class action for allegedly concealing knowledge of a defective manufacturing process which resulted in overheating and widespread chip failures.]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:00:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple_clone_wars_continue_as_psystar_battle_looms.htm http://apcmag.com//apple_clone_wars_continue_as_psystar_battle_looms.htm

Psystar hires gun lawyers with good history versus Apple. Meanwhile a new clone seller targets another loophole to sell OS X ready computers. Are the flood gates set to open?]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:16:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//facebook_scrabulous_sued_by_the_makers_of_scrabble.htm http://apcmag.com//facebook_scrabulous_sued_by_the_makers_of_scrabble.htm

Scrabble trademark owner Hasbro has belatedly sued the developers of Facebook Scrabble clone Scrabulous, after making an inferior official Facebook Scrabble game.]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:10:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra_hits_optus_with_iphone_legal_threat.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra_hits_optus_with_iphone_legal_threat.htm

Telstra has threatened Optus with legal action over its claims that the iPhone will be able to use Optus' upcoming HSDPA network with 98% coverage.]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:27:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//seagate_settles_class_action_cash_back_over_misleading_hard_drive_capacities.htm http://apcmag.com//seagate_settles_class_action_cash_back_over_misleading_hard_drive_capacities.htm

The world's largest hard disk manufacturer will offer customers 5% cash back on disk drives bought over the last six years in order to settle a legal action over the measurement of hard drive capacity.]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:16:37 +1000