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    More doubts surface over enforceability of ACMA's blacklist 24/03/2009 14:41:00

    If one provider doesn't filter then the whole scheme would fail.
    With the leaking of the supposed Australian Communication & Media Authority's (ACMA) URL “blacklist”, further doubts have been raised over whether such a list, and even Web Filtering itself, can successfully achieve the federal government's goal of protecting Australians from undesirable content like child pornography.
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    Exchange closure nets customers for Telstra, irks iiNet 04/03/2009 15:16:00

    iiNet does not buy Telstra’s upgrade argument
    iiNet has rejected Telstra's claims it is not to blame for the closure of its Canberra exchange and subsequent disconnection of 42 customers from rival ISPs.
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    Court halts Internet lending practices 24/02/2009 07:59:00

    A U.S. District Court orders seven Internet lending operations to cease some of their practices.
    A U.S. District Court has ordered seven Internet-based lending operations to halt some of their practices after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the state of Nevada complained that the companies failed to disclose key loan terms and used abusive collection tactics.
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    Benchmarker defends Oz broadband report 17/02/2009 14:33:00

    ISPs can't deliver advertised Internet speeds, says Epitiro.
    A telco analyst firm responsible for a scathing report on Internet access in Australia has defended its claims amid a barrage of criticism.
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    iiNet prepares its defence in copyright infringement case 05/02/2009 14:00:00

    iiNet will today lodge its defence to copyright infringement claims ahead of a directions hearing in the Federal Court on Friday.
    iiNet will lodge its defence in the Federal Court today to claims it has infringed the copyrighted material of leading film studios and the Seven Network.
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    ISP: Internet filter trial has been misconstrued 24/01/2009 17:00:00

    Tech 2U general manager believes people are entirely missing the point of the Internet filter scheme
    An ISP participating in the Federal Government's controversial Internet filtering trial has claimed the Australian public is missing the point of the scheme.
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    Report: Australian broadband performance on the rise 19/01/2009 13:58:00

    New Epitiro report shows Australian broadband providers improved performance and service delivery during Q4 2008
    Australian Internet surfers enjoyed significant improvements in performance during the last quarter of 2008, according to new international research.
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    Gen-Yers will use social networks to bypass Internet filter, critic says 26/11/2008 09:33:00

    Once a workaround is found to bypass the government’s Internet filter, it will spread like wildfire on social networking sites says Internode engineer Mark Newton
    The federal government’s proposed ‘clean feed’ Internet censorship scheme does not account for trends in social networking communities and will easily be circumvented by savvy Gen-Yers, according to a prominent network engineer.
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    Internet industry backs iiNet in copyright fight 21/11/2008 16:07:00

    Movie industry has “allegations, not evidence”.
    The Australian Internet industry has supported iiNet in its defence against legal action filed by the leading US media giants and the Seven Network, which experts say could force providers to police peer-to-peer traffic if the Federal Court rules in favour of the plaintiffs.
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    Film industry sues iiNet over BitTorrent downloads 20/11/2008 14:47:00

    The major film studios and Channel 7 are suing iiNet, claiming its customers have infringed their copyright.
    The leading film studios and Channel 7 have taken legal action against iiNet claiming the ISP is complicit in the infringement of their copyrighted material.
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    ACS creates task force, UNSW to hold forum on Internet filtering 18/11/2008 14:06:00

    Controversial mandatory Internet filtering under the microscope again
    The Australian Computer Society (ACS) and UNSW are assembling e-security and ISP filtering experts to examine the merits of the government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme.
 
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