Digital Piracy reform on the Government’s Agenda

The time has come for action against digital pirates and it now seems that the Australian Government is willing to listen and more importantly help. A report in the Australian newspaper on Wednesday confirmed that the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department has arranged a high level meeting next month with industry stakeholders to discuss potential new copyright laws in order… Continue reading Digital Piracy reform on the Government’s Agenda

High Court to hear Copyright Appeal

  On 12 August 2011 the High Court of Australia sitting in Sydney heard the special leave application for Roadshow’s appeal against the Full Federal Court’s decision in Roadshow v iiNet. The High Court granted special leave to appeal the Full Court’s decision. iiNet is Australia’s second largest DSL provider behind Telstra’s Bigpond division, employs over 2,000… Continue reading High Court to hear Copyright Appeal