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Call for submissions: Copying photos and films for private use

The Government is reviewing the operation of two new copyright exceptions that permit ‘format shifting’. These exceptions are sections 47J and 110AA of the Copyright Act 1968 which permit photographs and cinematograph films to be reproduced in a different format...
Andrew Garton 2008-01-24

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System

To assist in consultation process towards a National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System the Department of Climate Change has released for public comment the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System, Technical Guidelines for the Estimation of Greenhouse Emissions and Energy...
Andrew Garton 2008-01-24

Threat to Sth Korea ICT rights

This statement outlines three threats imposed on information communication technology (ICT) rights in South Korea. In addition, this statement calls for support from the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in a bid to prevent actions that may not only see...
Editor 2007-11-14

Mobile battle over TV formats

The Australian Federal Government draws up plans to auction analogue television spectrum for DVB-H use, challenging present mobile network operators exploring unicast technology for bringing TV to phones. Read more from Michael Sainsbury's article, Mobile battle over TV formats....
Andrew Garton 2007-08-17

Ozzies online

The results of the 2006 Census indicate that 58% of households in Australia have Internet access, 37% are on broadband. On Census night, 58% of Australian households reported that they had an Internet connection. Broadband was the most common type...
Andrew Garton 2007-07-19