The Digital Down Under
Some Australians are not happy about the the new Australia-US free trade agreement which will signal a move toward more stringent american-style patent, trademark and dmca copyright laws.
Plus this comes on top of news that the homes of Sharman Networks chief executive officer Nikki Hemming, Brilliant Digital chief executive officer Kevin Burmeister, and Sharman technology director Phil Morle were raided by the Music Industry Piracy Investigations group, which also raided Sharman and Brilliant Digital offices and the Universities of Queensland and New South Wales, not to mention four ISPs including Telstra. [avn]
Update: Kazaa's fighting back.
Plus this comes on top of news that the homes of Sharman Networks chief executive officer Nikki Hemming, Brilliant Digital chief executive officer Kevin Burmeister, and Sharman technology director Phil Morle were raided by the Music Industry Piracy Investigations group, which also raided Sharman and Brilliant Digital offices and the Universities of Queensland and New South Wales, not to mention four ISPs including Telstra. [avn]
Update: Kazaa's fighting back.
