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Cooper Mills was recently quoted in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, IT Pro section 11 October 2011, some quotes from the article entitled ‘Is it legal to send your data overseas’:

Despite their determination to keep hold of their data, however, many companies are still being less than careful with their cloud diligence, says lawyer Erhan Karabardak, director of IT specialist firm Cooper Mills Lawyers.

“It’s amazing how little due diligence people do with cloud services,” he explains.

“People say ‘our data is in the cloud’ but if you ask them where, and in which country, and whether it’s encrypted, they just don’t know. Companies really just need to ask some of the basic questions.”

Such questions become more complicated, Karabardak adds, when a particular cloud service distributes data between servers in different countries to boost the redundancy of data storage;

The full text of the article is viewable here.

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In a sign that the .au domain name market is hotting up investmentproperty.com.au today sold for $125,001 (plus GST) to Mad Cat Pty Ltd, which appears to be the operator of Hunter Valley property development company Vision Homes.

In spirited bidding, initial bids last night were less than $2000. The price  quickly shot up today on the two leading aftermarket domain catching services, fetching $125,001 on Netfleet and $110,001 on Drop.com.au

No doubt the registrant who let the name expire, INVESTMENT PROPERTY SOLUTIONS PTY LIMITED, would have kicked themselves at losing such a valuable domain name.

Cooper Mills Director and Domain Lawyer, Erhan Karabardak said:

These types of record results are pleasing for the domain name industry, and show that business is understanding the critical importance of a good domain name in the success of online ventures.

Tags: domain lawyer, domain name law, domain name lawyer, domain names, Erhan Karabardak, investmentproperty.com.au
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Leading Domain Name Lawyer and Cooper Mills Director, Erhan Karabardak, has launched his campaign for the 2010 auDA (.au Domain Administration Ltd) Board Election.

Erhan brings more than a decade of  skill and expertise in domain name law and domain name regulation. In officially launching his campaign, he said:

I decided to run for the auDA Board to bring fresh experience, insight and ideas to the .au domain space. The auDA demand class directors have largely ignored small business and domain name registrants’ concerns in the past. I want to bring these concerns to the table and take positive action. I encourage members to vote for a fresh change and bring diversity to the auDA Board.

His campaign website can be found at www.vote1ek.com.au. The auDA AGM is to be held on 18 October 2010. Members wishing to support Erhan can (a) vote at the AGM; or (b) download a proxy form here, complete it (just tick the box next to Erhan Karabardak), and fax it back to Maddocks on 03 9288 0666, the deadline for lodging proxy forms if 5pm AEST on 14 October 2010.

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Cooper Mills Director and Domain Name Lawyer Erhan Karabardak has been appointed to auDA’s 2010 Name Policy Panel.

The Panel, will among other things, review existing auDA regulation concerning domain name eligibility. Erhan was previously a member of the 2004 Names Policy Panel.

The issue of domain name eligibility is one of the more contention issues in the .au space.

The Panel is due to hold its first meeting on September 14, 2010.

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A recent YouTube video campaign targeting Logie award winner and Home and Away Star Ray Meagher, has raised questions about free speech and internet law.

Cooper Mills Director Erhan Karabardak and IT Lawyer was interviewed by Channel 9′s ‘A Current Affair’ about his expert legal opinion on internet regulation of online media, and in particular his views on the so called comedy videos.

Tags: A Current Affair, Erhan Karabardak, internet law, IT Law, IT Lawyer, online media law, technology law, technology lawyer
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The TIO has claimed success in its ‘Connect Resolve’ campaign, with only a minor increase of 1.8% in complaints over the period of the campaign.

The Connect Resolve campaign which ran between January 2009 and June 2009, was targeted at the 10 largest Telco’s in Australia with the aim of having Telcos:

“….refocus on their customers’ experiences and the need to improve their customer service practices.”

Throughout the campaign:

“….service providers received monthly data about their customers’ complaints to the TIO, as well as examples of consumer `voices’ so they could have a better understanding of which areas needed improvement, and further develop their customer service processes.“

The minimal increase of 1.8% during the campaign was in contrast to a 46% increase in complaints for the same period last year.

The Ombudsman said that:

“The stabilisation shows that our collaborative approach with service providers has been effective, but they need to continue their efforts to prioritise customer service,”

It is commendable that the TIO has in this instance taken the cooperative approach, but this campaign is the exception rather than the rule. We are still receiving regular complaints from our clients about the lack of impartiality of the TIO, and the confrontational approach taken in ‘resolving disputes’.

According to Cooper Mills Lawyers, Director and Telecommunications Lawyer Erhan Karabardak:

If the TIO wants to seriously reduce complaints they should (in addition to these types of campaigns) impose a complaint fee, which would have a significant impact on a large number of complaints that are made in bad faith, and which are without merit.

Tags: Erhan Karabardak, ISP Lawyers, Telecom Lawyers, Telecommunications Lawyers, TIO, TIO Complaints
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) yesterday announced that Australia’s largest Telco Telstra breached the Do Not Call Register Act (“Act”) and was fined $101,200.

The ACMA claims that one of Telstra’s external call centres in Australia made telemarketing calls to numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register (the Register). The ACMA began investigations in August 2008 following a raft of consumer complaints about calls to numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register. According to the ACMA:

The investigation found that inadequate compliance systems, procedures and supervision had contributed to calls being made to numbers on the Register where the consumers were not existing Telstra customers.

In addition to the fine, Telstra was forced to enter into enforceable undertakings with the ACMA, which included the appointment of external consultants to review Telstra’s compliance procedures.

In clarifying its expectations, the ACMA said that it:

expects large businesses like Telstra to be leading the way and setting an example when it comes to compliance with the Do Not Call Register – not falling behind.

This is at odds with its earlier treatment of the Westpac Bank who only received a warning for breaches earlier this year – Westpac Bank breaches Act.

In commenting on the ACMA’s action, Cooper Mills Director and IT & T Lawyer Erhan Karabardak said that:

It is positive to see that the ACMA is taking enforcement of the Act seriously, but the inconsistency in penalties may be something for the ACMA to consider in future. Although each case needs to be assessed on its own facts, any perceived inconsistencies in treatment may undermine the efforts of the ACMA.

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