Cyber Security Moves to PM’s Office

21 02 2012

13 December 2011 saw the Prime Minister reshuffle her cabinet, but in amongst the reshuffle was a one line comment which carried great significance, that is, Cyber Securi

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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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Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion

12 05 2011

In one of the largest acquisitions in recent history Microsoft is set to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion. Microsoft hopes to use the acquisition to bolster its real tim

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More Posts Coming Soon

07 12 2010

We have more IT Law, Domain Law and Telecommunications Law posts coming soon. Watch this space.

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Online spoofs and the law

10 08 2010

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RCY18iIU3k A recent YouTube video campaign targeting Logie award winner and Home and Away Star Ray Meagher, has raised questions

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Chinese and .xxx domain names approved

26 06 2010

The ICANN Board has just approved the release of new IDN ccTLD domain names, while at the same time allowing for the creation of the controversial .xxx domain names. T

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Cyber Security Code Launched

07 06 2010

On 4 June 2010 the Government in association with the Internet Industry Association launched the Voluntary Industry Cyber Security Code for ISPs. The voluntary code is

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Record domain name sales in Q1 of 2010

26 05 2010

A Sedo domain market study has confirmed a record sale of domain names in this year’s first quarter, in which close to 12 000 domain names were sold via the Sedo market

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Australia gets tough on cybercrime

04 05 2010

Australia will strengthen its stance on cybercrime by signing the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. The move will see Australia join the European Union (EU),

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Shock decision in Kentucky 141 Domains Case

20 03 2010

In a judgment released by the Supreme Court of Kentucky on 18 March 2010, the decision of the Kentucky Court of Appeal, which found in favour of the domain owners, was ov

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