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Pirate Bay copyright test case begins

Posted by David McVay on February 18, 2009 at 1:19 am

A copyright test case involving one of the world’s biggest free file-sharing websites has started in Stockholm. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source

Belkin apologises for paid online reviews

Posted by David McVay on January 22, 2009 at 1:00 am

An electronics company says it is investigating one of its employees for offering to pay for positive online reviews of its products. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source

Internet filter may spark ‘adult-shop explosion’

Posted by David McVay on January 22, 2009 at 12:54 am

This is a little late but I have been offline Just a little follow up to the Clean Feed issue that we have talked about on the podcast. Sex shops will inundate the country if the Federal Government filters internet pornography, an industry expert has warned. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source

Australian court serves documents via Facebook

Posted by David McVay on December 13, 2008 at 11:27 am

The big question about Facebook is does it have any valuable commercial application? Well it seems that the courts have found one. Today in what appears to be a first in Australia and perhaps the world, Master Harper of the ACT Supreme Court ordered that a default judgement could be served on defendants by notification [...]

Google’s Chrome browser graduates from beta mode

Posted by David McVay on December 13, 2008 at 11:25 am

Google is shifting its web browser out of test mode just 100 days after its debut. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source

What’s so great about Macs?

Posted by David McVay on December 10, 2008 at 12:06 pm

  On this weeks podcast we ran out of time to talk about this article from The Sydney Morning Herald, but it was interesting to all the Apple people out there. Read the full article at the link below. Everyone has a different story for what got them hooked. Maybe it was the sonorous chord [...]

Apple fends off iTunes interlopers

Posted by David McVay on December 5, 2008 at 1:27 pm

Apple stands accused of unfairly blocking rival software makers who want to sell music for its iPhone. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source

Police bust major film and TV piracy operation

Posted by David McVay on December 4, 2008 at 4:03 pm

Police charge two men with facilitating the illegal download of the equivalent of over 14 million movies and TV programs via a video sharing website. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Go to Source