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  • Music industry demands investigation of University court conduct

    A music industry piracy body has asked ombudsmen in three states to investigate the conduct of universities involved in court action over alleged use of the institution's networks to breach copyright.

  • Privacy advocates decry "fishing" expedition

    The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has joined with student associations in a campaign against the music industries attempts to gain access to personal information in its fight against music piracy.

  • Police raid Sydney university over alleged music piracy

    The Australian Federal Police raided the University of Technology, Sydney on Wednesday this week in connection with the "AU$60 million music piracy case" currently before the courts.

  • University, government users beseige free MP3 site

    Users from several universities and government agencies, including the Department of Defence, Monash University, the US Department of Justice and Harvard University, accessed the controversial Web site mp3s4free.net last year, a witness said during a court case yesterday.

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