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• European Parliament demands transparency in ACTA talks

  The European Parliament demanded Wednesday that the European Commission open up secret negotiations about an anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) to the public.

• Poor content access blamed for piracy

  Better online access to movies and music will help address the piracy problem according to internet service providers, Internode and iiNet.online

• Court case won't stop pirates: iiNet

  The big movie studios will not stop pirates even if the Australian Film the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) wins damages against iiNet, according to the Perth-based Internet Service Provider (ISP).

• AFACT v iiNet: D-day for AFACT appeal against iiNet copyright ruling

  The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has yet to make an announcement regarding a possible appeal to the Federal Court decision in the landmark copyright case against iiNet. The deadline for the appeal is Thursday 25 February — the same day the two parties meet again in court for a directions hearing over court costs.

• Court upholds right to copy lucrative databases

  The directories in the Yellow Pages, RealEstate.com and TV Week are at risk of being poached after the dismissal of a copyright case last week, legal experts say. The revelations have left the industry reeling from what legal experts predict will be a boom in opportunistic upstart companies created to scrape million-dollar investments and score an easy slice of lucrative profits.

• Rudd non-committal on copyright law change chances

  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has shied away from committing to legislative change to copyright enforcement in the wake of the AFACT v iiNet decision at the Federal Court of Australia last week.

• AFACT v iiNet: Legal expert says it's far from over

  iiNet's win in its civil case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court of Australia is just the start of a potentially long legal war, according to a Melbourne University copyright law expert.

• Conroy reticent on reform

  Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's office has kept tight-lipped about possible legislative changes to telecommunications and copyright law in the wake of iiNet's victory in the Federal Court today.

• iiNet outcome of global significance: Budde

  The outcome of the iiNet vs AFACT case in favour of iiNet will have international ramifications according to telco industry analyst, Paul Budde.

• AFACT v iiNet: Statement in full from the losing party

  AFACT's full statement after losing to iiNet in its landmark copyright case

• AFACT vs iiNet: Twitter plays key role

  When iiNet won it’s case against the Australian Federation for Copyright Theft in the Federal Court of Australia, the Twitterverse lit up.

• AFACT v iiNet: Landmark decision expected today at Federal Court

  In the Federal Court of Australia today one chapter in a 14-month dispute between a Perth-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) and some of the world's biggest media companies is expected to come to a conclusion.

• iiNet, AFACT set for judgement day

  With only a couple of days left before a historic ruling on a civil action case between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet, the ISP has expressed confidence that its defence throughout the trial was solid.

• AFACT v iiNet: One week to judgment day

  Judgment on the landmark copyright case between AFACT and iiNet is due to be handed down next week

• Open source under threat from 'grey' IP laws

  Incomplete laws and intense lobbying from the software industry are contrary to the values of free software and continue to pose a threat to its existence says an independent technology consultant and writer from New Zealand.