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  • Appeal in Optus TV Now case wraps up

    The Federal Court hopes to make a quick decision about an appeal by the nation's two biggest football codes and Telstra against Optus showing matches on its mobile phones.

  • Federal Court reduces Optus fine

    The full bench of the Federal Court has upheld an earlier ruling that found some of Optus's advertisements on internet broadband packages misleading but reduced the fine the telco must pay.

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    ACCC fines MSY Technology $200k

    MSY Technology has been fined over $200,000 after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) declared the online retailer made false and misleading consumer warranty representations to its customers.

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    iiNet v AFACT roundup

    Following the Federal Court's dismissal of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's appeal against internet service provider iiNet today, Computerworld Australia has collated news on the AFACT v iiNet case featured on this site.

  • Firm fined for Facebook, Twitter reviews

    The ACCC has had a court fine Allergy Pathway for allegedly allowing misleading reviews of its products to be published on its website, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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    Broadband misrepresentation down to the consumer

    Whether or not potential Optus customers were misled by recent advertising of its “Think Bigger” and “Supersonic” advertising campaigns resides on the type of consumer involved, a Federal Court has heard.

  • ACMA takes GoTalk to court over alleged breaches

    The communications watchdog has filed a Federal Court action against telco GoTalk for alleged breaches of the Do Not Call Register Act.

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    AFACT tactics have origins in 1975 UNSW library case

    Some of the legal issues at stake and the tactics employed by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in its civil case against Internet Service Provider iiNet in the Federal Court of Australia have their origins in a landmark copyright case involving the University of NSW library in 1975.

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    AFACT v iiNet - The bell sounds for round one

    10.15 am. Court Room 18C. Federal Court of Australia, New South Wales Registry. October 6, 2009.

  • Kim Denham takes ACS to Federal Court

    Former CEO of the Australian Computer Society (ACS), Kim Denham, is suing the industry representative body for misleading or deceptive conduct.

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