Broadband News
Wed, 04th Nov 2009
Day 13: Does Freezone keep pirates at bay?
The side-effect of an ISP's subscriber benefit was not responsible for propagating illegally copied material over the internet, its chief executive officer told the Federal Court today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Rudd to open two-day NBN summit in Sydney
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will host a two-day broadband summit in Sydney next month to identify industry development opportunities and productivity windfalls that can be derived from the National Broadband Network project.
Source: iTWire
AFACT v iiNet: Malone would prefer illegal downloaders to go elsewhere
iiNet chief executive officer, Michael Malone, has said he would prefer users to go elsewhere if they were going to use the Internet for illegal downloading. Malone took the stand for his third successive day of cross examination in the civil case between the internet service provider (ISP) and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court of Australia.
Source: Computerworld
AFACT submits news articles as evidence against iiNet
News articles containing comments by iiNet CEO, Michael Malone, have been submitted by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) as evidence in court.
Source: ARN
Telstra unveils nowwearetalking's successor: Telstra Exchange
Telstra has unveiled a new blog site, Telstra Exchange, to replace its controversial Nowwearetalking web site, scrapped some months ago.
Source: iTWire
Soul and Pipe Networks do deal?
Pipe Networks and SP Telemedia have both gone into a trading halt this morning, pending announcements to be made later in the week.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Day 13: iiNet CEO says BitTorrent dominates traffic
The chief executive officer defending an online copyright case has had alleged statements he made about the nature and quantum of online traffic that passes over his ISP's network used against him in the Federal Court.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra scraps $2.20 fee to pay bills
Telstra will no longer slug customers an administration fee for paying their bills non-electronically and has offered full refunds.
Source: Australian IT
AFACT v iiNet: Malone confronted with Exetel system claims
In the legal stoush between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet, the Federal Court of Australia has heard other ISPs have been able to create automatic systems for dealing with copyright infringement notices.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 03rd Nov 2009
Day 12: iiNet police referrals branded
ISP iiNet referred the film industry's copyright notifications to the police despite knowing the authority could not act, it was alleged today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Day 12: iiNet has no written repeat infringer policy
ISP iiNet's chief Michael Malone admitted that iiNet has no written policy on what to do about repeat infringers of copyright on its network.
Source: iTnews Australia
'Pirates' spend more on music than the rest of us
Another survey has found that people who download music from unsanctioned sources - those the industry likes to call pirates - are actually some of the music industry's best customers.
Source: iTWire
Survey debunks broadband productivity gains
A NZ government-funded survey has raised questions about the productivity gains to be made from providing fast internet access.
Source: ZDNet Australia
AFACT v iiNet: Malone says no legal ability to disconnect users
In its case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) at the Federal Court of Australia iiNet CEO Michael Malone said despite "compelling evidence" suggesting users were downloading illicit files, such as child pornography, the ISP did not have the legal ability to disconnect users.
Source: Computerworld
AFACT vs iiNet: ISP receives warrants daily
iiNet receives warrants and other orders to match users' IP addresses suspected of copyright infringement with internal contact details on a daily basis, the ISP's CEO Michael Malone said in its civil case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) at the Federal Court of Australia today.
Source: Computerworld
When angry Telstra shareholders attack
Telstra shareholders travelled from far and wide to vent their frustrations as owners and customers to the telco's chairperson, Catherine Livingstone and chief David Thodey.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Pipe seeks to settle out of court with Market Clarity
Telecommunications company Pipe Networks is seeking to settle a legal battle with analyst firm Market Clarity out of court.
Source: iTnews Australia
Day 12: Exetel blog surfaces in iiNet cross-examination
The film industry has today attempted to introduced blog posts from Exetel chief John Linton and People Telecom's copyright policy as examples of what other industry players are doing to combat alleged infringement on their networks.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet unperturbed by AFACT grilling
Iinet CEO, Michael Malone, is taking the stand again after a full day's questioning by legal counsel for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), yesterday.
Source: ARN
Mon, 02nd Nov 2009
AFACT allegations 'unsubstantiated' despite DTecNet probe: iiNet CEO
iiNet CEO Michael Malone has come out of his corner punching after taking the stand for the first time in the ISP’s defence against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft action in the Federal Court today. However, Malone did make one important concession.
Source: iTWire
Day Eleven: Westnet policy "may have breached" Telco Act
Perth ISP Westnet may have breached the Telecommunications Act by passing notices of alleged copyright infringement on to its customers, iiNet chief Michael Malone alleged in the Federal Court today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Day Eleven: iiNet accused of "obstructive" copyright policy
iiNet chief Michael Malone has denied attempts by the film industry's counsel to label the ISP's attitude towards protecting the rights of copyright owners as "obstructive".
Source: iTnews Australia
"Mission accomplished" on IT transformation, says Telstra
Telstra has revealed that its IT transformation costs have risen 60 percent above its 2007 estimate of $2.5b, but says this is not an over-run and that cost reductions elsewhere have seen the overall $12b five year transformation project come in with $0.2b of budget.
Source: iTWire
AFACT attacks Westnet piracy policy
iiNet managing director Michael Malone today denied that cancelling iiNet subsidiary Westnet's policy to forward copyright breach notifications was designed to be obstructive to copyright holders.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN 'a platform for innovation'
The National Broadband Network (NBN) could become a technological platform for innovation by Australian companies, according to a senior executive at a leading professional services firm.
Source: iTWire
AFACT v iiNet: Michael Malone grilled on copyright breach policy
iiNet chief executive officer, Michael Malone kicked off iiNet's case as the first witness in its legal battle with the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court today.
Source: Computerworld
Day Eleven: iiNet chief "hit the roof" on Westnet copyright policy
ISP iiNet chief Michael Malone has been accused of submitting "utterly misleading" affidavits and lying under oath over his knowledge of an alleged automated system at Westnet for dealing with copyright infringement notices.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet rolls out more DSLAMs in regional towns
ISP iiNet has announced plans to roll its own DSLAMs out to eight "regional communities" in four states, on the back of "new competitive backhaul" options in those areas supplied by Optus.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 01st Nov 2009
Coalition should get out of the way: Tanner
The Coalition had 11 years to fix competition problems in telecommunications and did nothing, and should now get out of the way and let Government reform the sector, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said.
Source: iTWire
Sat, 31st Oct 2009
AFACT v iiNet case could tarnish music industry image
As the battle between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet recommences on Monday, a law professor has told Computerworld the corporate music industry’s attack on technology is giving it image problems.
Source: Computerworld