The DART project was an integral part of a new generation of e-Research initiatives, both in Australia and internationally, that have the potential to transform university research. The Report on legal issues clarifies that the differences between the emerging e-Research environment and the...

In IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd, the High Court transformed Australian copyright law, by placing a new emphasis on the role of an author or authors in producing original works. The centrality now required to be given to authorship has focused attention on important subsidiary...

This article reports on research to identify the risks relevant to teens when using these services and provide them with practical guidance regarding how to miminise and avoid such risks. The authors, drawn from the education and law disciplines, undertook to ascertain the actual scale and...

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a private, not-for-profit corporation incorporated under Californian law, which is responsible for managing and developing policies for the Domain Name System (DNS), a valuable global resource. As a non-state actor, with no clear...

In IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd, the High Court transformed Australian copyright law, by placing a new emphasis on the role of an author or authors in producing original works. The centrality now required to be given to authorship has focused attention on important subsidiary...

The most recent addition to intermediary liability law is the jurisdiction to award injunctions against intermediaries to block internet access in order to prevent online copyright infringements. This article identifies and analyses the limits on the new statutory jurisdiction to grant no-fault...

Attempts to suppress the publication of material by the media commonly raise tensions between freedom of expression and other fundamental rights or values. Under the Australian legal system, such tensions are often resolved by a technical search for an applicable cause of action rather than by...

In anouncing that it will defer some infrastructure investment, Telstra has referenced U.S. regulatory decisions that have relaxed mandatory access obligations imposed on incumbent carriers. This article reviews recent U.S. legal and regulatory developments, and assesses their relevance for...