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Kiwi hacker walks free from court

Kiwi hacker walks free from court

A teenager from New Zealand accused of writing malware that could have stolen millions of pounds has walked free from court and may be recruited by the local police.
Iain Thomson Jul 17 2008 7:52AM Security
New Zealand hacker walks free from court

New Zealand hacker walks free from court

A teen hacker who admitted taking down a US university's computer, was allowed to walk free from court yesterday.
Nick Farrell Jul 16 2008 9:59AM Security
Chinese Red Cross hacker gets two years in jail

Chinese Red Cross hacker gets two years in jail

A Chinese man has been sentenced to two years in jail after hacking a Red Cross web site launched for the victims of China's recent earthquake.
Iain Thomson Jul 15 2008 9:18AM Security
Facebook back in court

Facebook back in court

Facebook is back in court over allegations Mark Zuckerberg stole the concept of the site from ConnectU, a service run by Zuckerberg's Harvard classmates..
Shaun Nichols Jun 25 2008 4:37PM Software
Weekly Roundup: Government stays mum on national broadband and Dell has a bad day in court

Weekly Roundup: Government stays mum on national broadband and Dell has a bad day in court

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is vowing to keep quiet about the national broadband network (NBN) details as more players enter the game, and a U.S. court convicts Dell of fraud.
Ashley Clark May 30 2008 3:36PM Software
Wikipedia in court over defamation claims

Wikipedia in court over defamation claims

Wikipedia has been caught up in a defamation case after a New Jersey literary agent received an unflattering entry in the online encyclopaedia..
Shaun Nichols May 7 2008 12:16PM Software
Court rules web trolls can stay anonymous

Court rules web trolls can stay anonymous

An appeals court in California has ruled that the individual behind anonymous posts on a Yahoo message board cannot be identified..
Iain Thomson Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Software
Federal Court finds Telstra's Next G advertising 'deceptive'

Federal Court finds Telstra's Next G advertising 'deceptive'

The Federal Court has granted industry watchdog, the ACCC, the permission to permanently restrain Telstra from engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct concerning its Next Generation mobile network.
Lilia Guan Dec 21 2007 10:12AM Telco/ISP
Chariot CEO resigns, court battle with Transocm held off

Chariot CEO resigns, court battle with Transocm held off

Australian telecommunications provider Chariot has said farewell to its chief executive officer, Garry Hersey.
Lilia Guan Dec 17 2007 1:03PM Telco/ISP
Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

The Federal Court has upheld the decision of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to accept a special access undertaking from Foxtel for its digital Pay TV set top unit service.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 12:24PM Telco/ISP
Telstra wins two court rulings, has another impending

Telstra wins two court rulings, has another impending

Despite a recent win for Telstra in its battle to clear itself of anti-competitive behaviour, Chime Communications has notified the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of an access dispute with Telstra under Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
Lilia Guan Dec 14 2007 11:15AM Telco/ISP
JusticeLink to unify NSW courts

JusticeLink to unify NSW courts

The NSW justice system is undergoing a high tech overhaul....at a price.
Leanne Mezrani Dec 4 2007 4:13PM Hardware
GPL goes to court

GPL goes to court

Developers of the BusyBox open source project have filed a lawsuit against Monsoon Multimedia for alleged violations of the General Public License.
Tom Sanders Sep 21 2007 7:41AM Software
ACCC takes Telstra to court over "misleading" Next G ads

ACCC takes Telstra to court over "misleading" Next G ads

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its intention to start Federal Court proceedings against Telstra over a spate of Next G advertisements it has deemed “misleading”.
Mitchell Bingemann Sep 18 2007 3:20PM Telco/ISP
US court grants Spamhaus reprieve

US court grants Spamhaus reprieve

Spamhaus has been granted temporary relief in its recent legal battle with a US marketing firm, after a US Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court had not properly calculated damages against the UK anti-spam organisation.
Shaun Nichols Sep 4 2007 7:26AM Software
Court orders pirate to use Windows

Court orders pirate to use Windows

A man convicted of illegally downloading an episode of Star Wars has been told that he can no longer use his computer with an Ubuntu Linux operating system.
Iain Thomson Aug 27 2007 7:46AM Software
US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that so-called " vote-swapping" websites are protected by the First Amendment.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 2:23PM Software
Telstra take Senator Helen Coonan to court

Telstra take Senator Helen Coonan to court

It’s the battle of the titans, as Telstra commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Helen Coonan, in relation to the Broadband Connect Program.
Lilia Guan Aug 3 2007 3:21PM Strategy
US court throws book at zombie bot-masters

US court throws book at zombie bot-masters

Two men charged with organised crime and money laundering.
Robert Jaques Jul 11 2007 5:06PM Security
US court allows warrantless web spying

US court allows warrantless web spying

Tinfoil hats for all.
Iain Thomson Jul 10 2007 2:52PM Security

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