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Australian regulator publishes "broken concepts" convergence paper

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 3 2011

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a new discussion paper on the issue of old concepts and new technology, and an occasional paper on the approach of a number of overseas jurisdictions to a converged legislative framework for media and communications

Enquiry into media regulation announced

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 30 2011

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has announced the terms of reference for an independent inquiry into the Australian media

Everything that rises must converge: the Convergence Review seeks views on emerging issues

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • July 8 2011

The Australian Government's Convergence Review has released a consultation paper, Emerging Issues, which summarises some of the information received throughout the last few months of consultation

Convergence Review update

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • December 16 2011

Welcome to the next in our series of updates on developments in the Commonwealth Government's Convergence Review of the policy and regulatory frameworks that apply to the converged media and communications industry in Australia

How well does the Interactive Gambling Act work, asks new review

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 13 2011

Australia's interactive gambling laws are under review, with the release of the discussion paper Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001

ACCC pursues Apple over iPad 4G claims

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 10 2012

On 28 March 2012 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) lodged proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Apple Inc and its Australian subsidiary Apple Pty Limited (Apple) in relation to a series of Apple advertisements for its new iPad

Movie studios fail in appeal against internet service providers

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 10 2012

The High Court has unanimously decided that an internet service provider, iiNet, is not liable for authorising the copyright infringements by its users who downloaded movies on its network

Final credits roll in iiNet trilogy

  • Hunt & Hunt
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 11 2012

In a landmark ruling on 20 April 2012, the High Court unanimously dismissed an appeal by 34 Australian and United States film and television studios against internet service provider (“ISP”) iiNet

Optus succeeds in landmark copyright decision: Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (no 2)

  • Spruson & Ferguson
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • February 7 2012

Last week, the Federal Court (Justice Rares) handed down its decision in a landmark case involving the broadcast of free to air television of football and rugby league matches on certain smartphones and PCs

Pure Water Systems penalised for calling numbers on the Do Not Call Register

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 28 2012

Following investigation by the ACMA, Pure Water Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd has paid a $26,400 penalty for making telemarketing calls to numbers registered on the Do Not Call Register

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