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    Major record labels in Australia have finally won a legal battle against a Queensland man and his Internet Service Provider for alleged music piracy.

  • Sharman and Altnet colluding: Universal

    Lawyers for Universal Music put the hard word on Sharman Networks in Federal Court today attempting to force the company to reveal its corporate structure and anonymous director. The Universal Music parties' senior counsel, John Nicholas, claimed the company has purposely been set up with no visible line of command to "resist a claim like this".

  • Music industry claims Kazaa win

    The Federal Court of Australia has dealt a heavy blow to the managers of peer-to-peer software Kazaa, finding they had authorised users to infringe music industry copyright and directing them to modify the application to reduce the practice.

  • Do you copy? Over and out.

    Last week saw two legal wins for copyright owners in their battle against piracy, but raised questions of whether large corporations are playing fair in the marketplace. If they're so keen on globalisation and having a 'level playing field', lets see them walk the walk themselves.

  • Talent incubators search for stars online

    A handful of Web sites have sprung up dedicated to incubating film talent - with the belief that the next Steven Spielberg could be out there somewhere.

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    A general rise in technical literacy driven by gadgets such as the iPod could be evidence that 'geekery' as a personality trait is becoming more pervasive.

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    Stung by criticism of its current offerings, Microsoft seems to be pinning its hopes for a truly "trustworthy" operating system on a future version of Windows, code-named Palladium.

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  • Do you copy? Over and out.

    Last week saw two legal wins for copyright owners in their battle against piracy, but raised questions of whether large corporations are playing fair in the marketplace. If they're so keen on globalisation and having a 'level playing field', lets see them walk the walk themselves.

  • Voice over IP: Security, stability, success

    If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.

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