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Vic Police shut down film piracy lab 
Hardware
Vic Police shut down film piracy lab
By Ry Crozier | Oct 30, 2009 | 3 Comments 
Lead came from member of the public via AFACT.
 
AFACT calls Carson in copyright case 
Telco/ISP
AFACT calls Carson in copyright case
By Ry Crozier | Sep 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
Kazaa expert is forensics witness.
 
AFACT raises concern over unlimited ISP plans 
Networking
AFACT raises concern over unlimited ISP plans
By Ben Grubb | Sep 25, 2009 | 16 Comments 
Advertising could be "misconstrued".
 
Film industry links ISP's best customers with piracy 
Telco/ISP
Film industry links ISP's best customers with piracy
By Ry Crozier | Sep 24, 2009 | 7 Comments 
Declines to explain why?
 
"Piracy lab" raided in Western Sydney 
Security
"Piracy lab" raided in Western Sydney
Sep 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
Police seize 6,500 pirated DVDs.
 
Companies urged to embrace the piracy model 
Software
Companies urged to embrace the piracy model
By Phil Muncaster | May 16, 2009 | Comment Now 
Companies should try to copy pirates rather than wasting time trying to beat them, according to experts at a UK conference.
 
Microsoft outlines Windows 7 anti-piracy measures 
Software
Microsoft outlines Windows 7 anti-piracy measures
By David Neal | May 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has announced that the Windows 7 operating system will contain a number of piracy 'tweaks' designed to protect its own interests and those of its customers.
 
France says 'non' to three strikes law 
Telco/ISP
France says 'non' to three strikes law
By Stewart Meagher | Apr 14, 2009 | Comment Now 
The Upper House of the French Government has rejected a bill which would have seen people accused of illegal online file sharing deprived of an Internet connection without ...
 
iiNet seeks legal advice over Conroy comments 
Telco/ISP
iiNet seeks legal advice over Conroy comments
By Brett Winterford | Apr 3, 2009 | Comment Now 
iiNet is considering historical legal action over Senator Conroy's 'stunning' analysis of its copyright infringement defense in the Federal Court.
 
Conroy slammed over 'stunning' iiNet trial comments 
Telco/ISP
Conroy slammed over 'stunning' iiNet trial comments
By Brett Winterford | Apr 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
Senator Conroy's damning commentary on iiNet's copyright infringement defence might be "grossly improper", but not in contempt of court, say legal experts.
 
Conroy uses iiNet case to sidestep net filter issue 
Telco/ISP
Conroy uses iiNet case to sidestep net filter issue
By Ry Crozier | Mar 31, 2009 | Comment Now 
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has launched an extraordinary attack on iiNet’s legal defence in its piracy trial with the film and music industry, dubbing it “stunning” and ...
 
PirateBay battle piracy laws with IPREDator 
Software
PirateBay battle piracy laws with IPREDator
By Daniel Long | Mar 26, 2009 | Comment Now 
PirateBay's IPREDator is a new P2P anonymizer designed to cloak the actions of downloaders and keep file logs and IP addresses hidden from the authorities.
 
Aussies OK pirated software for personal use 
Software
Aussies OK pirated software for personal use
Feb 4, 2009 | Comment Now 
Almost half of Australians believe it is okay to use pirated software for personal use, and many can’t tell the difference between genuine and illegal software, new research ...
 
Ginos Engineering fined $114,000 for software piracy 
Software
Ginos Engineering fined $114,000 for software piracy
Jan 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
A conversation between an IT consultant and reseller has cost an Adelaide engineering firm more than $114,000 in damages for hosting 27 unlicensed copies of Autodesk software ...
 
China lays claim to world's largest piracy bust 
Software
China lays claim to world's largest piracy bust
By Shaun Nichols | Jan 5, 2009 | Comment Now 
The Chinese state government has issued prison sentences for what was believed to be the largest and most lucrative software piracy operation in the world.
 
Week in review: Free as in speech 
Software
Week in review: Free as in speech
By Ry Crozier | Dec 13, 2008 | Comment Now 
It seems this past week was one of either taking or handing out liberties as more ISPs freed ABC iView from download quotas, Cybersource made the case for free software in the ...
 
WAIA defends itself against Exetel anti-piracy tirade 
Telco/ISP
WAIA defends itself against Exetel anti-piracy tirade
By Ry Crozier | Dec 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
The West Australian Internet Association (WAIA) has been forced to defend its position on movie and music piracy after a blog post by Exetel chief John Linton questioned ...
 
WAIA blames movie industry for illegal downloads 
Telco/ISP
WAIA blames movie industry for illegal downloads
Dec 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
The legal action by the movie industry against iiNet doesn’t make sense, won’t stop unauthorised downloads, and won’t improve the industry’s service to customers. That’s the ...
 
Aussies arrested for 10,000TB of illegal film transfers 
Software
Aussies arrested for 10,000TB of illegal film transfers
Dec 5, 2008 | Comment Now 
Two Brisbane men have been charged with allegedly facilitating the transfer of over 10,000TB of pirated films and TV shows via an offshore website.
 
Pirates scoff at Microsoft's anti-piracy day 
Security
Pirates scoff at Microsoft's anti-piracy day
By Fernando Cassia | Oct 22, 2008 | Comment Now 
The same day that Microsoft launched its global "Anti Piracy Day" the crazy "pirates" from Sweden that run the Pirate Bay, self defined as the "World's largest BitTorrent ...
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