Broadband News
Fri, 06th Nov 2009
Internode offers IPv6 services in native mode on its national network
Internode is offering IPv6 services in native mode on its national ADSL network. The broadband provider said it had been operating a native IPv6 backbone from mid-2008 but it was only available to those with a direct Ethernet connection or with the ability to tunnel IPv6 through an IPv4 connection. The new offering is being run across the company's national network and provides concurrent IPv6 and IPv4 PPP access for any router or computer that supports it.
Source: Computerworld
AFACT: iiNet's Dalby was "completely and utterly misleading"
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has accused iiNet's chief regulatory officer, Steve Dalby, of issuing misleading evidence in a bid prove the ISP’s inaction to prevent film piracy.
Source: ARN
Day 15: iiNet had "intellectual curiosity" in AFACT jargon
ISP iiNet wanted to know the meanings of terms used in AFACT notices only out of "intellectual curiosity" because it had already decided not to take action whether or not it received additional information including definitions, it was alleged in the Federal Court today.
Source: iTnews Australia
AFACT v iiNet: iiNet moves to reassure customers
iiNet has moved to reassure customers that it never supported breaches of the Copyright Act, following the chief executive's three and a half day stint in the witness box. In a statement on its website, the internet service provider (ISP) provided an account of day 14 of court proceedings against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court of Australia.
Source: Computerworld
EU sanctions 'three strikes' rule for illegal file sharers
The European Union has finally agreed the last details of the Telecom Reform Package, and decided that citizens' internet access can be restricted if necessary, but only after a "fair and impartial procedure including the user's right to be heard".
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 05th Nov 2009
Day 14: iiNet confused by AFACT's techspeak
ISP iiNet claimed to have had difficulty understanding some of the terms used in infringement notices from AFACT, but did not explicitly seek answers from the film industry in return correspondence, the Federal Court heard today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Day 14: Film industry continues to hold up Exetel as model ISP
ISP iiNet's chief regulatory officer claims he did not read an Exetel blog post referred to him by a staffer because he did not think it would help iiNet respond to a letter from AFACT, the Federal Court heard today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Day 14: iiNet forced to defend takedown policy
ISP iiNet acted on takedown notices for copyright material hosted by customers on its systems or networks without being legally required to do so, the Federal Court heard today, calling into question a key part of the ISP's defence in a civil suit launched by representatives of the film industry.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet claims it can't block Pirate Bay
Internet service provider iiNet does not have the technical capability to block access to the Pirate Bay website and doesn’t think any other ISP can either.
Source: iTWire
iiNet v AFACT: Internet filtering raised in Court
The Government's ISP filtering trial has featured prominently in the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) cross examination of iiNet CEO, Michael Malone.
Source: ARN
Day 14: Film industry wants iiNet to block Pirate Bay access
The film industry will seek Federal Court orders to force ISP iiNet to block its customers from accessing websites such as the Pirate Bay should it win the civil case currently underway.
Source: iTnews Australia
Oz Pirate Party slams 'secret' IP talks
The newly formed Australian Pirate Party came out swinging yesterday with a release criticising the international discussions currently being held in Korea to cement an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Source: ZDNet Australia
WTO 'could challenge internet censorship'
Internet censorship is open to challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as it can restrict trade in online services, a forthcoming study says.
Source: News Limited
Day 13: Honeypot becomes sticky point in iiNet trial
ISP iiNet allegedly "misunderstood" the method used by film industry investigators to gather data for AFACT's letters and infringement notices, affecting the way it treated them, the Federal Court heard yesterday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wait continues for content filtering report
The Australian public will have to continue to wait on the release of the Federal Government's report on ISP-level filtering, with a spokesperson for the Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, confirming no date has been set for the report's release.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra pay dispute may hit customers
Telstra services face disruption tomorrow with employees threatening industrial action unless further progress is made in enterprise bargaining negotiations.
Source: Australian IT
Hands off, say Telstra investors
Telstra's small shareholders have urged the company to fight what one called "the theft of our assets by an autocratic, temporary government", and at the same time berated its chairman, Catherine Livingstone, over executive remuneration.
Source: SMH
Wed, 04th Nov 2009
Day 13: Pirate Bay demo choked by Federal Court filter
Website blocking software installed within Sydney's Federal Court brought proceedings in a landmark case between Hollywood film studios and ISP iiNet to a halt today.
Source: iTnews Australia
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