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  • Sharman denied opportunity to appeal over civil search orders

    Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE) have been denied application for leave to appeal Anton Piller orders that facilitated raids on the companies' premises.

  • 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".

  • A friend in need...for only $5 a month

    It's the newest trend hitting the online auction scene and it's only getting hotter. Enterprising people worldwide are auctioning off their friendship on "the world's online marketplace" eBay, with the number of friendships available continuing to rise since the scheme received widespread media coverage last week.

  • Sharman catches a break in US P2P ruling

    Sharman Networks, parent company of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software Kazaa, are rejoicing at the US court ruling that found two similar P2P programs, Grokster and Morpheus, do not violate US copyright law. However, the company concedes that the ruling is unlikely to have any effect on the music copyright infringement case currently underway in Australia.

  • Kazaa keeps rocking despite court case

    Despite recent controversy surrounding the peer-to-peer file sharing program Kazaa, its distributor, Sharman Networks, has announced that enduring Australian rock band The Screaming Jets will debut their new EP this month via the software.

  • Sharman, music industry squabble over PC access

    Sharman Networks were called back to court today to settle a dispute over evidence confiscated under Anton Piller (or civil search warrant) orders from CEO Nikki Hemming's house last February. The raids followed allegations of copyright infringement made by Universal Music Australia.

  • Internet becoming safer for kids?

    A government-funded Internet safety body has launched a project to boost students and teachers' ability to avert online threats just days after a Bill to curb Internet sex crimes was introduced into the Senate.

  • Push-to-talk services to hit Australia

    Push-to-talk (PTT) mobile services are expected to be released in Australia this year according to the IT marketing advisory firm IDC, following the success of the walkie-talkie-like device in overseas markets.

  • Aust gets 'ute' of RFID

    Australia will have its first full radio frequency identification device (RFID) deployment by the end of this year, according to Capgemini's global technology lead Jonathan Loretto. However he says there needn't be any privacy concerns as we're only getting the "ute" version, not the Ferrari.

  • UPDATE: Electronic Frontiers board member attacks trade deal

    An Electronics Frontiers Australia (EFA) board member has critically assessed the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Australia released on 1 March, concluding that the document presents "absolutely no benefit to Australia in the IP sections".

  • Microsoft pushes CRM offering in Aust

    Microsoft launched Business Solutions CRM 1.2 to the Australian market today, claiming it was a "business strategy" created in response to real business needs.

  • Intel Australia plays down chip flaw

    Intel is playing down the impact of the company's decision to recall its 915GP and 925GX chipsets following the discovery late last week of a flaw affecting desktop PCs

  • Microsoft Australia talks up BizTalk 2004

    Microsoft has talked up the Australian prospects for BizTalk 2004, an integrated server management system the company claims marks a major step forward for its e-business solution development strategy.

  • Lexmark printers recalled

    Several new models of Lexmark printers have been recalled due to a "multiple component failure", the company said today, however Lexmark Australia maintains that despite the recall the problem doesn't really affect Australian models.

  • Internet gambling ruling fails to recognise "moral" obligations: Minister

    The office of Australia's Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Daryl Williams, has described the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that US online gambling restrictions are in violation of international trade agreements as not considering the capacity of governments to regulate on "moral" grounds.

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