Stories about Law

A new front in the net neutrality battle
The US has introduced formal and binding net neutrality regulations, so where does Australia stand, and what's it all about anyway?
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Facial recognition: why trashing London might not have been such a hot idea after all
In an era of facial recognition technology and social-networking-empowered citizen law enforcement, London's rioters stand to be identified more easily than ever.
Install fibre, not phone lines, says Conroy
"It doesn’t make sense for new houses to be fitted with old copper [phone line] technology," says Comms Minister Stephen Conroy.
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Appeal won’t stop illegal downloads: iiNet
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.
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AFACT v iiNet: it's like an episode of The Wire
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.
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Tasmania’s dirty bunyip not the last
OPINION | First South Australia tried wacky internet laws, then Tassie. But we only have more of this to look forward to -- the golden days of the net are drawing to a close.
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Tasmania internet law sparks protests
A number of civil liberties, privacy, consumer groups and individuals have started to express displeasure at what they claim are out-of-date laws about online commenting.
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Telstra break-up legislation to wait until 22 Feb
The legislation governing the potential break-up of Telstra’s will be debated in the Federal Parliament starting 22 Feb -- after Telstra's financial results on 11 Feb.
iPhone virus writer "could be charged" under hacking laws
It may have just been a bit of fun, but Aussie iPhone virus developer Ashley Towns has opened himself up to criminal penalties under laws banning malicious damage to computers.
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Tax office to crack down on eBay cheats
Think you can get away with selling a bunch of stuff at eBay and then not declaring the income to the Australian Taxation Office? Think again.
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BitTorrent man gets 18 months prison
If you've recently downloaded the latest ep of Prison Break, you might potentially find yourself in the less pleasing role of prison bitch -- ask 26 year old Daniel Dove.
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Facebook Scrabulous sued by the makers of Scrabble
Scrabble trademark owner Hasbro has belatedly sued the developers of Facebook Scrabble clone Scrabulous, after making an inferior official Facebook Scrabble game.
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Spam king escapes from prison
Police have yet to recapture convicted spam sender Edward “Eddie” Davidson, who absconded on the weekend after serving less than two months of a 21 month sentence.
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eBay: pro-choice, but only when it suits
eBay is screaming blue murder over being banned from selling Louis Vuitton goods by a French court... meanwhile it is pushing on with banning all payment methods except PayPal.
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Prepare for your laptop to be searched
If your notebook is filled with porn, P2P or even just too many iTunes downloads, you might want to think twice before taking it on your next holiday -- especially to the US.
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