auDA moves to abolish resale restrictions

05 09 2011

.au Domain Administrator, auDA, today announced that it had accepted the recommendations of the Secondary Market Working Group, which included the highly controversial pr

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R18+ on the way

24 07 2011

All states and territories of Australia (except for NSW) have agreed to introduce a new adult R18+ category of classification for computer games. It is anticipated tha

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Keeping it clean: trade mark owners and .xxx domains

11 07 2011

In September 2011, the adult industry will get its own internet ‘red light district’ when the new .xxx top-level domains become available for registration. ICM Reg

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Optus hit with $5.26 million fine

11 07 2011

Optus has been hit with a $5.26m penalty in the Federal Court, for falsely advertising  broadband download quotas.  The decision heralds a new level of risk in communic

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ICANN Approves New GTLDs

20 06 2011

The ICANN Board meeting in Singapore, today approved the expansion of top level domain names. The vote means that applicants may now seek to create their own domain na

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Cooper Mills Bulletin on ACMA DNCR Industry Standard

08 06 2011

The Australian Communications and Media Authority foreshadows changes to telemarketing rules contained in the Telecommunications (Do Not Call Register) (Telemarketing and

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Cooper Mills Bulletin on ACMA Crackdown

01 06 2011

The Australian Communications and Media Authority today foreshadowed six telco / ISP action areas it intends to address. While the six areas are described as ‘proposals

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National Cyber Security Awareness Week Starts

30 05 2011

National Cyber Security Awareness Week starts today and runs to 3 June. It is an initiative of the Australian Government, with a number of government agencies and busines

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Lawcast

25 05 2011

We are currently preparing our new Lawcast series. Stay tuned for our exciting legal information series - LAWCAST.

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'Max Cap' lands Optus in Hot Water

19 05 2011

The ACCC has fined Singtel Optus Pty Ltd $178,000 for misleading conduct arising out of its 'Max Cap' marketing campaign. The ACCC's view is that the Optus' Max Cap ad

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