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A Heated Debate On Australia’s Copyright Legislation

Tech companies have argued that the current Australian legislation on copyright needs to be updated, in order to meet today’s necessities for technological evolution. On the other side, AFACT, representing the content industry, argues...

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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Pirate Bay Founder Arrested Again On Suspicion Of New Hacking & Fraud Offenses

As reported in detail last month, Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm is currently being detained in Sweden, locked up for 23 hours a day in solitary confinement. He is being held under suspicion of...

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Saturday, November 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Anti-Piracy Debates Over 4G Networks

UK’s Everything Everywhere was the first to launch 4G networks, and while many celebrated the brand new wireless speeds, others were not so hyped about it. As a matter of fact, a couple of...

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Friday, November 9th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Malaysia Rejecting TPP as Agreement Causes Political Turmoil in Australia

There's been plenty of developments in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the last week which is worth noting. Malaysia is currently rejecting the TPP. Meanwhile, the Australian government is getting a fresh round...

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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012 Net News No Comments

New Zealand to Open Public Consultation on ACTA Ratification

After it was hit with such a spectacular defeat in Europe, New Zealand is now saying that the country will open a public consultation on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). This comes on...

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Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 Net News No Comments