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  AFACT, iiNet call for amendments to copyright law

  The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet, have called on the Federal Government to update the Copyright Act of 1968 to suit the current digital environment.

• iiNet and Internode users can now share unmetered content

  iiNet and Internode customers will now be able to share access to the content libraries of each internet service provider without being charged from their monthly quotas.

• SOPA, PIPA opponents celebrate, but say work isn't done

  A day after an estimated 10,000 websites went dark and more than 7 million people signed a Google.com petition opposing two controversial copyright enforcement bills, opponents of the bills said there's more work to do.

• Almost 200,000 telco complaints in the past year: TIO

  For all the talk of reforming telecommunications customer service in the past year, almost 200,000 new consumer complaints were received by the office of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) in the last 12 months.

• Don't make ISPs online problem gambling policemen: IIA

  The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has cautioned against placing the onus of protecting problem gamblers on internet service providers, instead arguing that problem gambling must be managed at the point of service access.

• Federal government quietly changes copyright document

  The Attorney’s General Department (AGD) has made unannounced changes to its latest discussion paper on copyright, removing a proposal for a streamlined process for copyright owners to access user details from ISPs for legal reasons

• Quintet nations agree on cybercrime action plan

  The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime is further entrenched as the key international legal instrument for tackling online crime following the third annual Quintet meeting of Attorneys-General in Sydney this week.

• Internode MD Simon Hackett now also CTO

  Adelaide-based internet service provider, Internode, may have made four technical roles including that of CIO and network engineer redundant on 2 September, but managing director, Simon Hackett, has added on the role of chief technical officer (CTO).

• Acqusitions lead iiNet to 48% revenue hike

  Perth-based ISP iiNet (ASX:IIN) has recorded a 48 per cent increase in revenue for the year ending 30 June 2011, citing acquisitions of both Netspace and AAPT’s consumer division as the driving factors behind the growth.

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  Industry must cooperate to combat illegal downloads: iiNet

  Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has called for a whole-of-industry discussion to make content more available online, following the High Court’s decision today to grant special leave to appeal by a film and television industry conglomerate, who are suing the ISP for copyright infringement by its customers.

• IPv6 guide part 3: technology issues

  Recognising that translation technology is often unstable, enterprises are opting for a dual-stack environment when undertaking migrations to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

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  Internet top domains to expand

  The internet is set for one of its most significant changes in years, after the global governing body for domain names approved a major expansion.

• Six more ISPs sign up to iCode

  An additional six local internet service providers (ISPs) have joined the Internet Industry Association's iCode, which brings the organisation one step closer in achieving 100 per cent compliance.

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  ISOC-AU calls on ISP participation for World IPv6 Day

  The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) has called on local businesses ISPs to participate in World IPv6 Day, with Internode the first major Aussie telco to sign up to the initiative.

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  Digital Entertainment Alliance Australia plans talks with ISPs

  Australian entertainment companies and distributors have come together to form a conglomerate aimed at sitting down with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecommunications to look at ways of combating online piracy.